In November 2019 the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the bodybuilder Unathi Tshezi after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Clenbuterol, Fluoxymesterone, Furosemide, Mesterolone, Oxandrolone and Stanozolol.
After Notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by SAIDS. The Athlete explained how the substances entered his system and provided a reason for the use of these substances.
SAIDS finds that the Athlete's sample tested established the presence of prohibited substances and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Therefore SAIDS decides on 3 December 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 15 September 2019.