In 2015 the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) informed DFSNZ about the results of Medsafe’s investigation into an internet drug supplier NZ Clenbuterol and provided DFSNZ details about the internet purchase of a prohibited substance made by Michael Gregory Strickland.
Hereafter in March 2018 Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has reported two anti-doping rule violations against the Respondent Greg Strickland for the use, attempted use and possession of the prohibited substance Clenbuterol.
The Respondent gave a prompt admission, denied the intentional use, waived his right to be heard, accepted the provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by DFSNZ . He explained that he purchased the substance in March 2015 for the purpose of losing weight when he just begun to get involved in bodybuiling.
The parties in this case reached an agreement and filed a joint memorandum in relation to the sanction for approval into a decision of the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand.
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand considers that the Respondent gave a prompt admission, that the violation was not intentional and that there were substantial delays in the proceedings not attributed to the Respondent.
Therefore the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides on 18 May 2018 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Respondent starting backdated by 10 months from the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. 27 March 2018.