Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Respondent after he refused to provide a sample for drug testing. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered.
Respondent admitted the violation. He stated that he only participated in the competition for fun and did not intend to participate in future powerlifting competitions. He also stated he intended to compete in bodybuilding and believed that any period of suspension imposed by the Tribunal would not prevent him from doing so. The Tribunal warned him that any period of suspension it imposed here would also apply to any sporting body that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code.
Because of a period of delay the Tribunal finds this the consequence of consideration of some other issues that could not be attributed to Respondent. Therefore the Tribunal considered that the sanction should be reduced by 3 months to take into account the period of delay. The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides to impose a 21 month period of ineligibility on the Respondent starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 22 June 2010 until 22 March 2012.
