Related case:
CAS 2017_A_5296 WADA vs Gil Roberts
January 25, 2018
In March 2017 the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Gil Roberts after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance probenecid.
After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the for the Commercial Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association.
The Athlete produced the test results from the BSCG Laboratory indicating that a “Moxylong” capsule had been tested which contained probenecid. The Athlete explained that he believed the positive test results for Probenecid resulted from kissing his girlfriend who had recently ingested Moxylong capsules sublingually immediately before he kissed her and shortly before his out-of-competition doping control.
Considering the statements and evidence the Sole Arbitrator concludes that the Athlete has met his burden in establishing how the prohibited substance entered his system and that the athlete did not know or suspect and could not have reasonably known or suspected even with the exercise of utmost caution that he had ingested a prohibited substance.
Therefore the AAA Tribunal decides on 20 June 2017 that the Athlete is without fault in this matter, without disqualification of his results and is he immediately eligible to compete in sporting events.
