Related case:
TJD-AD 2019-047 Disciplinary Decision - Football
October 17, 2019
On 17 October 2019 the TJD-AD Panel decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Cocaine. In first instance the Panel deemed that the violation was not intentional although the Athlete had acted negligently.
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Tribunal and requested for a reduced sanction of 3 months invoking the principle of lex mitior.
Following assessment of the case the Rapporteur accepts that the violation was not intentional and occurred in a context unrelated to sport performance. The Rapporteur considers that the Athlete continued to receive psychological treatment for his depression and deems that there are grounds for a further reduction of the sanction.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides on 31 March 2020 by majority to impose a reduced 12 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 16 March 2019.
