In September 2013 the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the International Volleyball Federation, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Spanish Athlete Borja Ruiz Mira after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (nandrolone). After notification the FIVB ordered a provisional suspension. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the FIVB Disciplinary Panel.
The Panel finds that the Athlete could not establish how the prohibited substance entered his body and didn’t even attempt to explain how the prohibited substance could have entered his body and openly admitted that he is unable to explain te positive test result.
Therefore on 8 November 2013 the FIVB Discilinary Panel decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the notification and the provisional suspension, i.e. on 4 September 2013.
