Fact
The UK Anti-Doping Organization ("UKAD") charged Mark Edwards (the "athlete") for an omission of the Anti-Doping Rules. The athlete retired on September 14, 2010. On September 15, 2010, an out-of-competition drug test was taken. His sample showed the presence of exogenous testosterone and a metabolite of clostebol.
History
The athlete is a shot putter who has competed over 20 years in national-level competitions and various overseas meetings and competitions. The athlete can't explain how the prohibited substances entered his body.
Considerations panel
The athlete claims to have retired on September 14, 2010, but there is no evidence that he resigned from his club.
The athlete should receive an period of ineligibility of 4 years due to aggravating circumstances. But he runs a sports therapy business, has a history for working with disabled athletes and attending the Paralympic Games as a full time employed UK athletics ("UKA") performance coach.
Decision
1. A doping offence has been established.
2. The period of ineligibility will run for three years from November 3, 2010.
Appeal
An appeal can be made by the Athlete, UKA, UKAD, IAAF and WADA.
