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SAIDS 2017_08 Tiaan Smit vs SAIDS - Appeal
November 7, 2017
In May 2017 the South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Tiaan Smit after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Clenbuterol. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the SAIDS Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.
The Athlete admitted the violation and stated that he had used the prohibited substance for the purpose of losing weight. He acknowledged that he was negligent, failed to research the product nor to consult his doctor or coach. He stopped using the product due to the medical side effects of the substance.
The Panel finds that the Athlete committed the anti-doping violation and failed to establish that the use of the substance was not intentional. Therefore the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel decides on 14 July 2017 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 25 May 2017.
