In March 2018 Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the minor Athlete (16) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 5-Methylhexan-2-amine (1,4-dimethylpentylamine, 1,4-dimethylamylamine, 1,4-DMAA).
The Athlete filed a statement in his defence, gave a prompt admission, waived his right to be heard, accepted the provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by DFSNZ.
He explained that he had used by mistake a Kick Pre-Work out drink offered by a team member, he thought that the drink was Powerade and he mentioned this drink on the Doping Control Form.
In this case DFSNZ accepted that the violation of the minor Athlete was not intentional, that the drink is the likely source of the prohibited substance and that his degree of fault fell towards the lower end of the range of sanctions available under the defence.
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 without a hearing the minor Athlete’s gave a prompt admission, his degree of fault and that the violation was not intentional.
Therefore the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand decides on 21 May 2018 to impose a 4 month period of ineligibility on the Respondent starting backdated on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 18 February 2018.
