In November 2015 the Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping (ANAD), the National Anti-Doping Agency of Romania, has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Gabriel Iulian Minciu after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance stanozolol.
After notification the Athlete failed to attend the ANAD hearing nor did he file a statement in his defence. Therefore ANAD decides on 2 December 2015 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on 1 December 2015.