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TJD-AD 2020-010 Disciplinary Decision - Canoe
April 28, 2020
On 28 April 2020 the TJD-AD Panel decided for the acquittal of the President of the Brazilian Canoe Confederation (CBCa) regarding Complicity. In this matter the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) had established that a Kayak Athlete had breached the imposed provisional suspension with involvement of the CBCa.
Although the CBCa President's complicity was not intentional the TJD-AD deemed that he failed to apply properly the anti-doping rules and had acted with disregard, disrespect and incompetence.
Hereafter in May 2020 the Prosecution appealed the Decision with the TJD-AD Appeal Tribunal. It requested to set aside the Appealed Decison and to sanction the CBCa President for his complicity.
After assessment of the evidence and circumstances in this case the TJD-Appeal Panel deems that there are no grounds to conclude that the CBCa President was involved in intentional complicity regarding the Athlete's breach of the provisional suspension.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides on 24 June 2020 to dismiss the appeal and to uphold the Appealed Decision of 28 April 2020.