Facts
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) alleged Daniel Milne, the athlete, for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. The athlete had offered prohibited substances at a pupil.
History
The athlete was working a a coach and invited athlete X whom he was training at a party at his house. There he showed prohibited substances and explained how to use them and to avoid detection. Athlete X said he wanted to think about and eventually he told another coach what had happened.
Attempted trafficking violations are viewed as particularly
serious offending and is emphasized by the existence of a mandatory minimum suspension of 4 years for a first offence.
Although the athlete X in question did not gave a testimony the athlete showed responsibility for his actions. There are several aggravating circumstances but the most important one is that the athlete in a coach relationship represented a fundamental departure from proper and essential standards.
Decision
- The sanction is a period of ineligibility of six years, commencing from January 1, 2014.
- During this period the athlete can not participate in any capacity in a competition or activity authorised or organised by Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand or a weightlifting club or other member organisation.
- Also the athlete can not participate in any capacity in competitions authorised or organised by any professional league or any international or national level event organisation. He also cannot participate in any similar activities in any other sport, which is a signatory to the WADA Code, while he is suspended.
