In October 2016 the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete J-4515 (the Athlete) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances 1-testosterone and 1-androstenedione.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (JADDP).
The Athlete accepted the test results and stated that he took a total of 36 different supplements, most of them purchased on the internet, and without research of the ingredients before using.
The Panel finds that the Athlete took a significant risk with his supplements and failed to establish that the violation wasn’t intentional.
Therefore the Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel decides on 7 November 2016 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension i.e. on 14 October 2016.
