FIM 2018 FIM vs Christian Craig

In January 2019 the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the American rider Christian Craig after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Heptaminol. After notification the parties in this case were unable to reach a settlement agreement. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI).

The Athlete accepted the test result and denied the intentional use of the substance. He assumed that the positive test was likely the result of a contaminated supplement he had used. Because he was notified of the anti-doping rule violation 10 months after the sample collection it was impossible for him to test the supplements he ingested from the original batch. He was only able to recreate these supplements with the ingredients from other batches of the same manufacturers. However all 3 recreated supplements analysed in a Laboratory tested negative for prohibited substances.

FIM contended that the Athlete’s violation was not intentional, does not accept that the source of Heptaminol is from contaminated products and holds that the Athlete had to demonstrate how the prohibited substance entered his system to establish grounds for a reduced sanction.

The CDI finds that the presence of the prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete’s sample, that the Athlete accepted the test result and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The CDI accepts that the violation was not intentional but deems that the Athlete failed to demonstrate with evidence that his supplement in question was contaminated nor how the prohibited substances entered his system.

The CDI concludes that there are no grounds for Significant Fault of Negligence but considers that there were substantial delays in this case not attributed to the Athlete.
Therefore the CDI decides on 29 July 2019 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 10 March 2018.

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Date
29 July 2019
Arbitrator
Sashidharan, Arnand
Schulman, Frantisek
Vuorensola, Sakari
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International Motorcycling Federation (FIM)
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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Motorcycling (FIM) - International Motorcycling Federation
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Cologne, Germany: Institute of Biochemistry - German Sport University Cologne
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Heptaminol
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