Facts
The Netherlands Judo Association (Judo Bond Nederland, JBN) had charged the respondent for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. During a match in October 2012 a sample was taken for doping test purposes. Analysis of the sample showed the presence of a metabolite of cocaine. Cocaine is a prohibited substance according the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.
History
Respondent at first doubted the results from the laboratory but later he mentioned the use of tea from coca leaves as the cause for the positive test. He handed over the tea bags for analysis. The laboratory confirmed that the concentration in this tea could have caused the positive test.
The panel doesn't regard tea as a supplement, and the respondent could have been unaware that he was drinking coca tea. For which this case is regarded as "no fault or negligence".
Decision
1. The respondent is acquitted.
2. The administrative fee has to be paid by the JBN.
