In December 2009 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Gabriel Ovidiu Şerban after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance stanozolol.
After notification the Athlete failed to attend the hearing of the Commission.
Therefore the ANAD Hearing Commission decides on 14 January 2010 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision.