Related case:
SAIDS 2011_26 WADA vs Nzuzo Ngxongo & SAIDS – Appeal
May 3, 2012
The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
The Athlete stated that he had been given the tablet "a small white pill" by a person whose identity he did not wish to disclose and that he did so in order to define his muscles in that a diuretic would reduce the water in his system and consequently "make him more ripped". The tablet was ingested the day before the competition.
Considering mitigating factors the SAIDS Disciplinary Panel decides to impose a 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on 30 August 2011 to 28 February.
Hereafter WADA appealed this decision.
