Related case:
TJD-AD 2020-025 Appeal Decision - Football
April 9, 2020
In July 2019 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Isometheptene.
The Rapporteur 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.
In view of the evidence the Rapporeur accepts that the violation was not intentional wheras the Athlete had used the substance as medication for his headache en mentioned this on the Doping Control Form.
It remained unclear whether the medication was prescribed by a physician or used as self-medication. Further the Rapporteur considers that there had been delays in the proceedings not attributed to the Athlete.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 11 February 2020 to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 23 June 2019.
