Related case:
UKAD 2017 UKAD vs Adam Fedorciow
February 8, 2018
On 8 February 2018 the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the weight lifter Adam Fedorciow after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Higenamine.
Here the NADP considered that the Athlete gave a prompt admission, that the violation was not intentional and that there were no grounds to reduce the period of ineligibility from 2 years. The Panel ruled that he failed in his core responsibility to acquaint himself with the substances on the Prohibited List.
Hereafter in February 2018 the Athlete appealed the NADP decision with the Appeal Tribunal.
The Athlete requested the Appeal Tribunal to annul the NADP decision of 8 February 2018 on the basis that the NADP erred to properly apply the criteria and the definition for No Significant Fault or Negligence.
The Appeal Tribunal concludes that the NADP correctly considered and applied the definition of No Significant Fault or Negligence including the relevant jurisprudence. Also the NADP accurately did assess the evidence when rendering its decision that the Athlete failed to establish ‘No Significant Fault or Negligence’.
Therefore the Appeal Tribunal decides on 29 May 2018 to dismiss the Athlete’s appeal and to uphold the NADP decision of 8 February 2018.
