Facts
The Doping Authority (DA) appealed against the decision, dated October 22, 2009, of the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Gymnastiek Unie, KNGU). In this decision the athlete was awarded with a period of ineligibility of one year for the positive finding of cocaine after a doping test.
History
The DA does not object the sanction but appeals against the consideration of the Disciplinary Committee that cocaine is not a sport performance enhancing substance. In the view of the DA this is a wrong interpretation of the doping rules.
The procedure was held without a hearing, the appeal committee agrees with the fact that cocaine is on the prohibited list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and it is not relevant if it enhances sport performance because it is prohibited. The decision will be adapted.
Decision
- The decision of the Disciplinary Committee of the KNGU, dated October 22, 2009, will be upheld with the adaptions.
