Related case:
TJD-AD 2020-009-2 Disciplinary Decision - Athletics
June 25, 2020
On 25 June 2020 the TJD-AD Panel decided to impose a 46 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Erythropoietin (EPO).
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Tribunal. Again the Athlete asserted that there had been irregularities during the sample collection and within the chain of custody while he had received protein injections from his nutritionist.
The Rapporteur assessed the Athlete's arguments and concludes that there are no grounds to annul the Appealed Decision. The Rapporteur deems that the Athlete had acted with a high degree of negligence and failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional.
The Rapporteur determines that in this case there were no departures of the ISTI or ISL; the Athlete failed to apply for a TUE; nor had mentioned the injections or his supplements on the Doping Control Form.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides on 12 August 2020 to dismiss the Athlete's appeal and to uphold the imposed sanction of 46 months, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 10 September 2019.
