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 Cǎtǎlin Gheorghe after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
Therefore on 29 Augstus 2008 the ANAD Sanction Committee decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 18 May 2008.