CAS 2005/A/989 IAAF vs FFA & Jamel Ahrass
TAS 2005/A/989 IAAF c/Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (FFA) & Jamel Ahrass
On 28 September 2005 the French Athletics Federation (FFA) decided to impose a 1 year period of ineligiblility on the Athlete Jamel Ahrass, with 6 months as suspended sanction, after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone related to contamination of his supplements.
Hereafter in December 2005 the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) appealed the FFA decision of 28 September 2005 with the Court of Arbitation for Sport (CAS).
The IAAF argued that the FFA decision was not in accordance with the IAAF Rules and requested the Panel to impose a minimum 2 year period of inelgibilility on the Athlete.
The Panel finds that the FFA was not entitled to ignore the IAAF Anti-Doping Rules in this case and had wrongly considered that a low concentraton of the prohibited substance was found in the Athletes samples result from the non intentional of use contaminated supplements as ground for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the Court of Arbitration for sport decides to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on 28 September 2005.
