In May 2017 the United World Wrestling (UWW) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Iranian wrestler Seyed Mostafa S. Salehizadeh after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanozolol. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the UWW Anti-Doping Panel.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and asserted that contaminated supplements caused the positive test. He also raised the hypothesis that an opponent might have sabotaged him during a training camp.
The Panel did not accept the Athlete's assertions and finds that he failed to establish how the prohibited substance entered his system nor producted evidence that supported the possible sabotage by an opponent.
Therefore the UWW Anti-Doping Panel decides on 28 January 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 7 May 2018. Further the Panel decides to impose a CHF 20’000 fine on the Iranian Wresting Federation.
