Related case:
UKAD 2019 UKAD vs Ellis Richards
February 24, 2020
On 24 February 2020 the National Anti-Doping Panel decided to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete for his use of the prohibited substance Clenbuterol.
In First Instance the Panel deemed that the Athlete unequivocally had confirmed to UKAD in his interview that Clenbuterol was the substance he prior had admitted using to his coaches. Also the Panel was troubled that had he retracted his admissions and rather sought to rely upon a totally different version of events.
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the Decision of 24 February 2020 and the National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel reviewed the First Instance case.
The Appeal Panel concludes that UKAD had indeed established that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation for use of Clenbuterol based on the evidence of the coaches combined with the Athlete's admissions.
Furthermore the Appeal Panel upholds the conclusion that there were no grounds for a reduced sanction, nor grounds for backdating the commencement of the suspension to the date of the sample collection.
Therefore the Appeal Panel decides on 5 May 2021 to dismiss the Athlete's Appeal and to confirm the Decision of 24 February 2020 of the National Anti-Doping Panel.
