Facts
The UK Anti-Doping Organization ("UKAD") charged Sam Grammer ("the Athlete") for commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. The urine sample of the player, taken at the Loch Lomond Highland Games on July 16, 2011, tested positive for human chorionic gonadotrophin ("HCG"), anastrozole and furosemide. A telephone directions hearing took place on October 19, 2011. The player applied for a retrospective therapeutic use exemption ("TUE"). The TUE committee rejected the application for a retrospective TUE for all three prohibited substances.
History
The athlete participated in amateur sport at the time the medications were prescribed. The doctor said that medication would bring back the level of performance he would have been at had he not suffered from the medical conditions identified. He failed to make inquiries about the ingredients of the medications.
Costs
Each party shall bear their own costs of these proceedings.
Decision
1. An Anti-Doping Rule Violation contrary to Article 2.1 has been established;
2. The period of Ineligibility imposed upon the Athlete shall be a period of two years commencing 9 am (BST) 27 August 2011 and ending at 9 am (BST) August 27, 2013.
Appeal
The following parties shall have the right to appeal against this decision to the National Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal: the Athlete, UKAD, SHGA and WADA.
