In May 2020 the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Tebogo Mamathu after her A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Oxandrolone.
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by SAIDS.
SAIDS considers that the Athlete gave a prompt admission and received ample anti-doping education. The Athlete tested her supplements for prohibited substances but she was unable to establish the source of the posititve test. Further it holds that already red flags were raised regarding the Athlete's Steroidal Passport.
Therefore SAIDS decides decides on 21 September 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 23 February 2020.
