In July 2015 the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Puerto Rican Athlete after her A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance stanozolol.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in her defence and she was heard for the FIVB Disciplinary Panel.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of prohibited substances and sustained by an expert witness she disputed the deviations in the sample collection procedure, the chain of custody and the validity of the sample analysis.
Considering the facts and circumstances in this case the Panel concludes that there were no departures of the ISTI with the chain of custody related to or at the laboratory. The Athlete failed to provide any proof demonstrating that there were deviations in the sample collection procedure and that these deviations could have reasonably caused the Adverse Analytical Finding.
The Panel finds that the presence in the prohibited substance has been established and that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation under the FIVB Rules. Therefore the FIVB Disciplinary Panel decides on 20 June 2016 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on 23 July 2015.
