In December 2015 the South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the ice hockey player David Watson after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine). After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the SAIDS Anti-Doping Hearing Panel.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied that the violation was intentional. He assumed that the fat burner supplement he had used a few days before he was tested was the likely source of the prohibited substance. When he purchased this over counter supplement he was advised that this supplement was safe.
The Panel finds that the Athlete failed to establish how the prohibited substance entered his system and also that SAIDS failed to demonstrate that the Athlete used the substance to enhance his sport performance.
Therefore the SAIDS Anti-Doping Hearing Panel decides on 4 February 2016 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of hearing.
