Mr. Roohallah Rostami is an Iranian Athlete in the sport of IPC Powerlifting. On 07 April 2014, the Athlete competed at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he provided a sample for doping control.
In May 2014 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The notification included a form titled “Letter of Decision” for the Athlete to complete and return. The Athlete returned the signed Letter of Decision to the IPC on time. In the Letter of Decision, the Athlete stated that he did not accept that he had committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation or the consequences as set out in the Notification of an Adverse Analytical Finding. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the IPC Anti-Doping Committee.
The Athlete stated that he went to visit a local doctor due to his overweight. The doctor had no connection to sport and prescribed him the use of a “Fat Burner” supplement. The label of the supplement indicated the content of caffeine, Green Tea, Arginine and Chromium. The athlete stated he used the supplement “till two days before competitions” but that it never crossed his mind that his test result may be positive.
The Committee concludes that the Athlete used the substance with the intention of losing weight and therefore as clear intention to improve his sport performance.
Thefore IPC Anti-Doping Committee recommends the following to the IPC Governing Board:
(a.) pursuant to article 9 of the Code, automatic disqualification of all competing results obtained in that Competition (07 April 2014) including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
(b.) pursuant to article 10.1 of the Code, disqualification of all competing results including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes obtained at the Event and subsequent to the sample collection date (07 April 2014).
(c.) pursuant to article 10.2 of the Code, a two 2 year period of ineligibility shall be imposed on the Athlete;
(d.) pursuant to article 10.8, disqualification of results with all consequences, including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes in competitions subsequent to sample collection (07 April 2014),
(e.) pursuant to Article 10.9.2 of the Code (Timely Admission), the period of ineligibility shall start on the date of sample collection and therefore the Athlete should be declared ineligible from 7 April 2014 until, and including, 6 April 2016; and
(f.) pursuant to article 10.11 and the provisions of the IPC Handbook, Section 2, Chapter 1.2 (Rules on the imposition of financial sanctions for anti-doping rule violations), a financial sanction of EUR 1,500.
On 7 July 2014 the IPC Governing Board accepted the recommendation of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee.
