In October 2018 Anti-Doping Norway (ADNO) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the powerlifter after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete filed a statement in his defence. The NIF Judging Committee settled the case based on the written submissions of the parties.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance but could not explain how it entered his system. He assumed that the supplement he had used was the source he had received from another person, yet he was unable to trace this supplement or the person in question. He asserted that he only trained for his condition and didn’t participate in competitions.
The Judging Committee finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete’s sample and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Committee deems that the Athlete failed to establish that the violation was not intentional, nor grounds for No Significant Fault or Negligence. Further the Committee holds that the Athlete could not explain how the substance had entered his system, neither was there any corroborating evidence presented.
Therefore the NIF Judging Committee decides on 2 September 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 1 October 2018.
