Related case:
SAIDS 2012_02 SAIDS vs Sloane Goosen
January 19, 2012
On 19 January 2012 the SAIDS Disciplinary Committee decided to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete for committing an anti-doping rule violation after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
WADA appealed against the SAIDS decision to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete.
WADA argued that the Athlete took the water pill to enhance his performance and he acted very negligently by ingesting a medicine without taking reasonable precautions to ensure that it was safe to do so.
The Appeal Committee concludes that the Athlete had no intention to enhance his performance. However the Athlete should have done more to satisfy himself that it was safe to take the water pills.
The Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal of South Africa decides as follows:
1) The Appeal of WADA is admissible.
2) The decision of the SAIDS Disciplinary Committee relating to the sanction is set aside.
3) The Athlete is sanctioned with an 18 month period of ineligibility as from 22 October 2011.
4) All competitive results obtained by the Athlete from 22 October 2011 through the commencement of the applicable period of ineligibility shall be disqualified with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
