In January 2012 the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete J-4131 (the Athlete) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance tamoxifen. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.
The Athlete asserted that the person with whom he was living suffered from a serous illness and instead of calcium he used by mistake his medication which was used as treatment for the illness.
The Panel did not accept the Athletes statement because he failed to produce evidence of a medical diagnosis about the illness or a valid prescription for the medication which was also personally imported by someone else.
Without grounds for reduction under the Rules the Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel decides on 7 February 2012 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension i.e. on 12 January 2012.
