In July 2010 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Paul Cӑtrunӑ after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (nandrolone).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the ANAD Hearing Commission.
The Athlete argued that he suffered from an injury in June 2009 and therefore used Decanofort (nandrolone) causing the positive doping test in July 2010. However this argument was dismissed after consultancy of the Cologne Doping Laboratory and the review of studies or researches in the field.
Therefore the ANAD Hearing Commission decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 8 July 2010.
