In February 2019 the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Singaporean Athlete Bao Ying Lim after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Modafinil. After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right to be heard, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the IAAF.
The Athlete explained that on the morning of the competition she had used a quarter of one table of Modafinil 200mg which she mentioned on the Doping Control Form. The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and asserted that only afterwards she became aware that she had used a prohibited substance.
The IAAF contended that the Athlete failed to establish that the violation was not intentional due to the substance was under the Rules used in-competition and not used out-of-competition in a context unrelated to sport performance.
Therefore the IAAF Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) decides on 15 May 2019 to impose a 3 year and 9 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 8 February 2019.
