Related case:
SAIDS 2017_01 SAIDS vs Stean Pienaar
April 6, 2017
On 6 April 2017 the Anti-Doping Hearing Panel decided to impose a 20 month period of ineligibility on the rugby player Stean Pienar after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Letrozole.
In this case the Panel established that the Athlete explained how the prohibited substance entered his system and that he acted without intention to enhance his sport performance. However the Panel ruled that the Athlete’s degree of fault was significant due to he had options available to establish the true status of the substance Letrozole, but failed to act on these options.
Hereafter the South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) appealed the decision of 4 April 2017 with the Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal of South Africa.
During the appeal proceedings SAIDS and the Athlete reached a Settlement Agreement. In this Agreement SAIDS accepted that the violation was not intentional and the Athlete admitted that his negligence was significant.
Therefore on 4 July 2017 the Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal of South Africa decides to set aside the decision of 6 April 2017 and to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility ont the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 24 January 2017.
