Mr. Daniel Zalewski is a Polish Athlete competing in the four men Bobsleigh event at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
On 24 February 2014 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance N-ethyl-1-phenylbutan-2-amine (an analogue of metamfetamine). After notification the Athlete was provisional suspended. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and waived his right to attend the hearing of the IOC Disciplinary Commission.
The Athlete submitted he was careful with using supplementents and researched the ingredients before using and he declared these supplements on the Doping Control Form. In addition to the Sochi Olympic Winter Games the Athlete used a nutrient called “Craze”, manufactured by “Driven Sport”, which he did not declare on the Doping Control Form.
The Commission notes that an internet search shows reports that the Supplement “Craze” was contaminated and actually discontinued by the manufacturer. The Athlete accepted the risk that such supplement be contaminated with prohibited substances.
Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides:
1.) The Athlete, Mr Daniel Zalewski, Poland, Bobsleigh, is disqualified from the four men Bobsleigh event, where he placed 27th.
2.) The Four men Bobsleigh Team, composed of Dawid Kupczyk, Daniel Zalewski, Michal Kasperowicz and Pawel Mroz, is disqualified from the four men Bobsleigh event, where it placed 27th.
3.) The International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
4.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.
