In August 2009 the International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Maksym Kontsevyy after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance testosterone with at a T/E ratio above the WADA threshold.
The Ukrainian Rowing Federation notified the Athlete on behalf of FISA and ordered a provisional suspension. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and confirmed he did not attend the hearing of the FISA Doping Hearing Panel.
The Athlete stated that he had used sports drinks and vitamin complexes which contained the prohibited substance as part of a training programme at a sports facility. He claimed that he was told the programme was safe but that he did not ask what he was being given as he was accustomed to trusting people.
The FISA Doping Hearing Panel finds the Athlete’s explanation insufficient and decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 18 August 2009.
