In May 2008 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Iosif Andrei Bartha after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (nandrolone).
Therefore on 2 July 2008 the ANAD Sanction Committee decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision.