In August 2020 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) reported two anti-doping rule violations against his the cyclist for evasion and tampering. The Athlete claimed that he immediately had left the competition in July 2019 because his wife was admitted in the hospital.
The ABCD investigation revealed that the Athlete’s wife had not been involved in a hospital admittance at all, the Athlete gave false statements and the corroborating medical documents he had provided were falsifications. Accordingly an 8 year period of ineligibility was imposed on the Athlete for committing two separate anti-doping rule violations.
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Panel. In his defence the Athlete denied the charges, disputed the delays in the proceedings and refuted with explanations the charges.
Based on the evidence in this case the TJD-AD Rapporteur rejected the Athlete’s assertions regarding the notification, the role of a corroborating witness and the alleged hospital admittance of his wife. Further the Rapporteur holds that the delays in the proceedings were attributed to the Athlete because the ABCD had to conduct an investigation into the Athlete’s assertions.
Accordingly the Rapporteur concludes that the Athlete intentionally had committed an anti-doping rule violation for evasion and thereafter had committed a second anti-doping rule violation for tampering.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides on 22 May 2021 to dismiss the Athlete’s appeal and to confirm the imposition of an 8 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 13 August 2020.
