On 26 August 2019 the TJD-AD Panel decided to impose an 8 month period of ineligibility on the rower after she tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide in a low concentration due to the unintentional ingestion of a contaminated supplement.
Hereafter in August 2019 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Panel. ABCD contended that the Athlete had acted with significant negligence and that a 2 year period of ineligibility must be imposed on the Athlete.
The Rapporteur finds that it is undisputed that the Athlete unintentionally had committed an anti-doping rule violation. Further the Rapporteur agrees that a sanction of 2 years must be imposed due to the Athlete's significant negligence.
Nevertheless the other Panel members considers that the analysis in a laboratory confirmed that the supplement in question was contaminated. Also the low concentration of Furosemide found in the supplement was consistent with the low concentration established in the Athlete's samples.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel Appeal Panel decides by majority on 15 January 2020 to dismiss ABCD's appeal and to uphold the Disciplinary Decison of 26 August 2019 for the imposition of a sanction of 8 months.
