Facts
The National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania (Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping, ANAD) charges Sergiu Ursu, the athlete, for a violation of the Anti-Doping rules. During an in-competition doping control on March 11, 2014, the athlete provided a sample for doping control purposes. Analysis of the sample showed the presence of a metabolite of dehydrochlormethyl-testosterone which is a prohibited substance according the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2014 prohibited list.
History
The athlete took part in a training in Greece, he claimed he got the prohibited substance from another athlete, this could no be confirmed. The trainer told that athlete collaborated with a doctor and administrated himself. Another athlete also witnessed the use of injections with insulin by the athlete himself. The athlete had earlier been sanctioned for two years for the use of norandrosterone after a doping test on December 12, 2003. Because this had happened more then 8 years ago a multiple violation was ruled out.
Decision
- The sanction is a period of ineligibility of 2 years commencing on March 11, 2014, till March 10, 2016.
