In March 2020 the International Swimming Federation (FINA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Uzbek swimmer Bibigul Menlibaeva after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 5-Methylhexan-2-amine (1,4-dimethylpentylamine, 1,4-dimethylamylamine, 1,4-DMAA).
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, accepted a provisional suspension and waived her right for a hearing. The FINA Doping Panel settled the case based on the written submissions of the parties.
The Athlete denied the intentional use and submitted that she had used a supplement C4, without consulting a doctor or a trainer, unaware that it contained a prohibited substance. FINA accepted that the violations was not intentional and requested the Panel to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that she committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel considers that the Athlete gave a prompt admission and failed to establish with evidence how the substance entered her system.
Therefore the FINA Doping Panel decides on 30 October 2020 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 25 September 2019.
