In October 2018 the Georgian Anti-Doping Agency (GADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the cyclist David Ashurava after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Meldonium, Metandienone, Stanozolol.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of the Georgian Anti-Doping Agency and Eastern Europe Anti-Doping Organization.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substances and believed that the supplement he had purchased on the internet was the source of the prohibited substances.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that the committed an anti-doping rule violation. Further the Panel considers that the Athlete failed to provide evidence that the alleged supplement was the source of the positive test.
Therefore the Panel decides on 22 April 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 18 October 2018.
