In October 2011 the United Arab Emirates National Anti-Doping Committee (UAE-NADO) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Swimmer Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak Al-Ghaferi after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.
The Swimmer is low level educated and can’t read English, therefore he could not research the ingredients of the supplement he used. Also a team doctor was not available to consult about the use of supplements.
On 23 January 2012 the UAE-NADO Disciplinary Committee decided to impose a 3 month period of ineligibility on the Swimmer, starting on 29 November 2011.
Hereafter WADA appealed the decision of the Disciplinary Committee with the UAE-NADO Appeal Committee.
The Appeal Committee rules that the WADA appeal is allowed and to set aside the decision of the UAE-NADO Disciplinary Committee.
The UAE-NADO Appeal Committee decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Swimmer, starting on 29 November 2011.
