In July 2018 the National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the German jumping rider Jan-Philipp Weichert after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Cocaine and Amfetamine.
NADA notified the Athlete in July 2018 and ordered a provisional suspension which was lifted in October 2018. Hereafter the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) notified the Athlete and imposed a provisional suspension in November 2018.
The parties in this case reached an agreement in June 2020 and requested the FEI Tribunal to issue a Decision incorporating the terms of this agreement. The parties agreed that the violation was not intentional since the substances were consumed out-of-competition in a context unrelated to sport. The Athlete admitted the violation, he accepted that he acted negligently and explained how the prohibited substances entered his system.
Therefore the FEI Tribunal decides on 13 July 2020 in accordance with the mutual consent of the Parties to impose a fine and a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the first provisional suspension, i.e. 2 July 2018.
