Related case:
TJD-AD 2020-019 Disciplinary Decision - Cycling
March 17, 2022
On 11 February 2020 the TJD-AD Panel decided to impose an 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide.
In first instance the Panel concluded that the Athlete acted with a high degree of negligence. He failed to provide details about his supplier and use of his supplements. Also the presence of the contamination in question was detected only in an unsealed open supplement container.
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Tribunal and requested to annul the Appealed Decision. He alleged that contamination had caused the positive test result and that analysis in the Rio Lab had established this contamination in the supplement in question.
After assessment of the case the Rapporteur finds that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that there was supplement contamination, nor that he acted with a low degree of negligence, nor grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the TJD-Appeal Panel decides on 12 May 2020 by majority to dismiss the Athlete's appeal and to uphold the Appeal Decision.
