in August 2016 Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Respondent Mendrado Catoto after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand.
The Respondent gave a prompt admission and argued that it was the result of the unintentional ingestion of a contaminated supplement. He stated that he had used a pre-workout supplement Dust v2 purchased from a supplements retailer near a gym he attended. The Respondent assumed that this supplement is the source of the prohibited substance and he asserted that he researched the ingredients of the supplement before using.
With the parties’ co-operation, a tub of Dust v2 was purchased from the same retailer and sent to the accredited laboratory for testing. The result confirmed that the supplement contained methylhexaneamine. Following this analysis, DFSNZ accepted that the contaminated supplement Dust v2 was the source for the prohibited substance being in the Respondent’s system at the time of the positive test.
Considering the evidence the Tribunal accepts that the Respondent has established how the prohibited substance entered his system and finds that he was not at significant fault in testing positive for methylhexaneamine.
Therefore the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides on 19 December 2016 to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Respondent starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 6 August 2016.
