Related case:
SAIDS 2011_ 26 SAIDS vs Nzuzo Ngxongo
November 15, 2011
On 15 November 2011 the SAIDS Disciplinary Committee decided to impose a 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete for committing an anti-doping rule violation after he tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
WADA appealed against the SAIDS decision to impose a 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete because it does not agree that the considered mitigating factors are indeed mitigating factors. WADA argued that in order to qualify for a reduction the Athlete must show that he exercised the utmost caution and made every conceivable effort to avoid taking the prohibited substance. This he failed to do.
The Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal of South Africa decides to set aside the Decision of the SAIDS Disciplinary Committee which is substituted with the following:
1) A 2 year period of ineligibility is imposed on the Athlete from date hereof;
2) The Athlete is to be credited with the period of ineligibility he served from 30 August 2011 to date hereof;
3) The period of ineligibility therefore expires on 29 August 2013.
