The Athlete competed in the Athletics Women’s 800m event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In January 2009 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to perform further testing on the Athlete’s samples collected during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, due to a fully validated test to detect CERA became available. In April 2009 The IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after her 2008 A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA.
The IOC notified the Athlete and the IAAF ordered a provisional suspension. The Athlete filed a statement in her defence but did not appear at the hearing of the IOC Disciplinary Commission.
The Athlete alleged in her defence that the burden of proof has not been met. The IOC Disciplinary Commission finds that no departure from the ISL occurred in this case and concludes that the Athlete has committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides that:
1.) The Athlete Vanja Perisic, Croatia, Athletics, is disqualified from the Athletics Women’s 800m event (Round 1, Heat 3) of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where she had placed 6th;
2.) The International Association of Athletics Federations is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.
