Looks like Ian Thorpe has more to worry about now than just those pesky gay rumours

According to a report on the website of the French daily sports paper L'Equipe, Ian Thorpe showed abnormal levels of testosterone in a test taken in May last year, yesterday. The tests also showed luteinising hormone which stimulates the production of testosterone.

Australian anti-doping officials took no action, according to L'Equipe, because they doubted the scientific validity of the result. The French newspaper also asserted that the governing body of swimming, Fina, has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to have the case reopened.

Who knows what to think of this report? Drug testing is a tricky problem, especially when you’re talking about hormones that appear naturally in the body. Who’s to say why there are higher than normal quantities in some people? Poor Ian, and he thought he only had those pesky persistant gay rumours to worry about. This kinda puts things into perspective.