In May 2018 the India National Anti-Doping Agency (INADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the minor weightlifter Mahesh Datta Asawale after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine).
After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence. He denied the intentional use of the substance and explained that he had used several supplements while he didn’t had any knowledge of prohibited substances.
The Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI) finds that the test results showed the presence of the prohibited substance and accordingly that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel accepts that the violation was not intentional and that the Athlete established No Significant Fault or Negligence since he was a minor unaware of prohibited substances.
Therefore the ADDPI decides on 19 September 2018 to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the decision.
