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ANAD Comisia de Audiere 2013_07 ANAD vs Roxana Elisabeta Birca
October 15, 2013
The Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Coach Augustin Barbu for complicity due to the anti-doping rule violations committed by two Athletes he trained.
The sample of the Athlete Maxim Simona Raula tested positive for the prohibited substance erythropoietin (EPO) and she left the trainingcamp prior to a doping control with the coach his approval.
Hereafter the Coach gave inconclusive and contradictory statements about the Athlete’s absence. Considering the circumstances the ANAD Hearing Commission imposed a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete Maxim Simona Raula.
Due to the sample of the second Athlete Roxana Elisabeta Birca tested positive for the prohibited substance methastrone, the ANAD Hearing Commission imposed a 2 year period of ineligibility.
Considering there is no acceptable evidence the ANAD Hearing Commission decides to impose no ineligibility on the coach Augustin Barbu.
