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ADAK 2019 ADAK vs Sheetal Jayendra Kotak - Appeal
November 3, 2020
In March 2018 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan bobybuilder Sheetal Jayendra Kotak after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substances 19-norandrosterone, 19-noretiocholanolone (Nandrolone), Boldenone and Metenolone.
After notification the Athlete filed a statement in her defence and the case was settled by the Kenya Judiciary Office of the Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted the test result, the provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK).
The Athlete submitted that she underwent treatment for her condition and that she had used prescribed medication while she was unaware that she had to apply for a TUE.
The Panel holds that there were inconsistencies in this case and that the incomple case file raises serous doubts in the mind of the Panel regarding fair prosecution by ADAK. The Panel considers that the Athlete gave a prompt admission, that the violation was not intentional and that she curiously had invited ADAK to conduct the test on her.
Therefore the Judiciary Office of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 7 March 2019 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 17 January 2018.
