The Appellant reached the semi-finals at the United States Men's National Boxing Championship, which was held at Colorado Springs on the 16th March 2001. He qualified for the final, and subsequently won the silver medal. After the semi-fïnal, the Appellant was required to submit to a drug test pursuant to USADA's Regulations. He provided a urine sample, and completed the appropriate USADA Doping Control Official Record. He declared on that form that, during the previous 3 days, he had taken multivitamins, chelate minerals, "alphalpha" , creatine, essential fatty acids and a green tea pill. The sample was divided, as usual into "A" and "B" samples. Both samples were transported to the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory in Los Angeles, California. They were received by the Laboratory on the 18 March 2001, and were there properly stored and labelled. The Appellant accepts that both the collection of the sample and the chain of custody were properly completed. The "A" sample was batch-screened, and it was determined that there was a possibility that it contained nandrolone metabolites. Accordingly, confirmation procedures were undertaken. These were completed on the 29th March 2001, when it was determined that the "A" sample contained a concentration of 19-norandrosterone greater than 2 ng/ml and 19-noretiocholanolone, both of which are nandrolone metabolites. USADA was notified of the result of the test of the "A" sample, and duly passed on that notification to the Appellant, who was given the option to have the " B " sample tested at the same laboratory. The Appellant elected to have that test carried out.
On the 1st May 2001 the UCLA Laboratory issued its report on the " B " sample. It concluded that the " B " sample contained 19-norandrosterone at a concentration greater than 2 ng/ml and 19-noretiocholanolone. On about the 4th May 2001, the
Appellant was notified of the positive result of the " B " sample. He was also notified that USADA was referring the matter to its Anti-Doping Review Board.
A doping offence is committed. A provided hairtest from the respondent is considered not to be valid. His suspension will reduced from 2 years to 18 months, and has to advice his football team about the dangers of taking supplements.
The administrative fees and expenses of the American Arbitration Association and the compensation and expenses of the arbitrators shall by borne entirely by USADA.
