Facts
The German Table Tennis Association charged (Deutsche Tischtennis Bund, DTTB) Ovtcharov (the athlete) for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. A training check was held on athlete, who is a member of the RTP pool, on 23-08-2010, one day after his return from the China Open. The Institute of Biochemistry in Cologne notified the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) that the substance "Clenbuterol" had been detected in Athlete's sample. This substance has been classified as "S 1 Anabolic substance" in the 2010 prohibition list.
History
The athlete has convinced the "Anti-Doping" disciplinary organ of the DTTB (DOG) that the substance, in all probability, entered his body without his knowledge through food intake”, as stated in the reasoning of the decision, during his stay in China or the trips to and from there between August 16 and 22. For this purpose, he also presented documents and articles from various media, which prove that there are very often cases of meat contaminated with "Clenbuterol" and absorption of "Clenbuterol" by humans through nutrition in China. Experts also confirmed that contaminated food is the most probable explanation of the test result. This also applies to the WADA, as has been seen in the past.
Decision
1. A ban is not imposed.
2. The costs are borne by the DTTB.
