Krabbe’s Trainer Fired by German Track Club

The trainer of Katrin Krabbe, Germany’s double world sprint champion, was fired by Krabbe’s track club for giving her the banned stimulant clenbuterol.

“Thomas Springstein irresponsibly betrayed his duty as trainer of caring for the athletes under his charge,” the Neubrandenburg Sports Club said in a statement.

Last week, Springstein acknowledged buying clenbuterol on the black market for Krabbe and teammates Grit Breuer and Manuela Derr. The drug, used to treat asthma, is banned by the International Olympic Committee.