In July 2012 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the ANAD Hearing Commission.
The Athlete stated he used a supplement Weight Loss Formula purchased on the internet and the label did not mention prohibited substances. The Athlete stated he wanted this supplement to be analysed but hereafter he failed to do this due to the supplement was not longer available anymore on the internet. After an internet research the Hearing Commission established that the supplement contained HCG.
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 7 August 2012.
