In May 2020 the South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the minor Athlete (15) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Enobosarm, LGD-4033 and RAD140. The minor Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the SAIDS Disciplinary Panel.
The Athlete admitted the violation, he disputed SAIDS jurisdiction to conduct Doping Control at his High School and claimed that his rights as a Minor had been violated.
The Panel establish that SAIDS has jurisdiction, that the sample collection at het High School was valid and that the minor Athlete's rights were not infringed. The Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional nor how the substances entered his system. He provided no evidence that showed that contaminated supplements were the source of the positive test.
The Panel finds that the presence of 3 prohibited substances in the system of the 15 year old Athlete is alarming. It assums that the Minor had been assisted by an adult and recommends further investigation in this matter. Finally the Panel considers that there were delays in the proceedings not attributed to the Athlete.
Therefore the SAIDS Disciplinary Panel decides on 6 november 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 26 February 2020.
