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In July 2013 the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Indonesian Swimmer Putera Guntur Pratama after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.
After hearing the Swimmer the OCA Disciplinary Commission decided on 13 July 2013 to disqualify the Swimmer from the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2013, to nullify the results and all attained medals and to withdraw any other prizer or cerfticates.
Hereafter the Disciplinary Commission of the Anti-Doping Agency of Indonesia (LADI) decided to impose a 3 month period of ineligibility on the Swimmer, starting on 13 August 2013.
In November 2013 FINA informed the Swimmer of a FINA hearing about the reported anti-doping rule violation. The Swimmer waived his right to attend the hearing of the FINA Doping Panel nor did he file a statement in his defence.
According to the facts in this case, as mentioned in the LADI decision, the FINA Panel concludes that the athlete has established how the Specified Substance entered his body. However, there is no evidence of an absence of intent to enhance sport performance. The athlete did not allege before any of the jurisdictions before which this case was presented any therapeutic or health reasons which would have lead him to use this product. On the basis of lack of evidence to the contrary, the Panel therefore decides that a defence based on FINA Rule DC 10.4 is not applicable in this case.
Therefore the FINA Doping Panel decides:
1.) The Swimmer Mr. Putera Guntur Pratama receives a two years period of ineligibility commencing on 2 July 2013 and ending at the conclusion of 1 July 2015 for his first anti-doping rule violation.
2.) All results obtained by Mr. Putera Guntur Pratama after 2 July 2013 and through the date of this decision are disqualified. Any medals, points and prizes achieved during that period shall be forfeited.
3.) All costs of this case shall be borne by the Indonesian Swimming Federation.
4.) Any appeal against this decision may be referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Lausanne, Switzerland not later than twenty one (21) days after receipt of this judgment.