In September 2012 the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Thabiso Kekana after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances 19-norandrosterone and 19-noreticholanolone, metabolites of nandrolone.
At the hearing the Athlete denied the use of the prohibited substance and stated that he was treated by a doctor with medication due he had a headache prior to the competition and suffered an injury during the competition. The doctor concerned submitted that the Athlete’s injury was minor and the prescribed medication for the Athlete could not have been the source of the positive test result.
The Committee considered that the quantity of the prohibited substance was high in the test result and that the Athlete failed to establish how the substance entered his system. Therefore the SAIDS Disciplinary Committee decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the notification, i.e. on 22 December 2012.
