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UKAD 2020 Adam Carr vs UKAD - Appeal
December 3, 2020
In February 2020 the United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the young amateur rugby player Adam Carr after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Clenbuterol. After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the National Anti-Doping Panel.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission and denied the intentional use of the substance. He explained that unrelated to rugby training he had privat gym sessions and that he had used a fat burner Clenox (Clenbuterol) recommended by his personal trainer and provided by a friend.
He had not been provided with anti-doping education and failed to research the product. He denied that he stopped using the product because rugby training was due to start in January 2020.
The Athlete's personal trainer testified that he only had recommended fat burner supplements and his friend confirmed that he had provided the product. He was unaware that the product was illegal nor that had he used it himself.
The Panel finds that under the Rules the Athlete's conduct was intentional although he had no intention to cheat and that he was unaware that using the product would lead to an anti-doping rule violation.
The Panel considers that the Athlete gave a prompt admission and that he had received no anti-doping education. The Panel establishes that he failed to mention the product Clenox on the Doping Control Form, he ignored the side effects of the product and manifestly disregarded the risk of ingesting it.
Therefore the National Anti-Doping Panel decides on 30 July 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 9 December 2019.
