Facts
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) alleged Quentin Gardiner, the athlete, for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. A sample was taken from the athlete after the final of the Touch Nationals on March 8, 2015. The "A" sample tested positive for methylhexaneamine. Methylhexaneamine is a prohibited substance according the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2015 Prohibited List, it is regarded as a specified substance. This case is unusual only in that counsel have filed a joint memorandum recording an agreed submission as to outcome.
History
The athlete had used supplements containing the prohibited substance. He had mentioned the products on the doping control form. Historically the supplements he used contained methylhexaneamine but they longer do so. Probably the contamination derived from an older batch. The athlete has established no significant fault or negligence.
Decision
The sanction is a period of ineligibility of 15 months starting from the date of the sample collection.
