Related case:
TJD-AD 2022-001-3 Disciplinary Decision - Football
February 17, 2022
On 17 February 2022 the TJD-AD Panel decided to impose an 8 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Sibutramine. In first instance the Panel accepted that the violation was not intentional and that the Athlete acted with a low degree of negligence following a mix up of self-medication.
Hereafter the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Tribunal and requested the Panel for a more severe sanction. The Athlete also appealed and requested for a more reduced sanction starting backdated from the date of the sample collection.
The Rapporteur confirms that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation and that this violation was not intentional. In view of the evidence the Rapporteur deems that the Athlete acted with a normal degree of fault. Furthermore the Rapporteur considers that there had been delays in the proceedings not attributed to the Athlete.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides on 11 May 2022 to partially uphold the Appealed Decision and to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 4 June 2021.
