In October 2019 the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the bodybuilder Khulekani Mkize after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Furosemide and Tamoxifen. After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by SAIDS.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and explained what and for what reason he had used a product without corroborating evidence.
SAIDS finds that the Athlete's sample established the presence of a prohibited substance and accordingly that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation. SAIDS accepts that the violation was not intentional and that the Athlete demonstrated how the substance entered his system.
Considering grounds for a reduced sanction SAIDS decides on 21 November 2019 to impose a 20 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 23 October 2019.
