On 17 October 2019 the cyclist Shaun Leonard was convicted and fined in Switzerland before the Criminal Court of the Canton of Ticino after Swiss customs in August 2018 had found and seized multiple prohibited substances in his possession:
- Amiloride
- Clenbuterol
- Dexamphetamine (d-amphetamine, dextroamphetamine)
- Furosemide
- Modafinil
- Morphine
- Testosterone
When the Athlete was interviewed by the United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) in July 2019 the Athlete admitted the possession and use of the substances. Prior in February 2018 the Athlete had made a TUE application for Testosterone, Dexamfetame, Lisdexamfetamine, Morphine and Modafinil. Yet, the Athlete was advised by UKAD to apply a retroactive TUE when he was subject to a doping control test, which the Athlete failed to make.
Hereafter in June 2020 UKAD reported two anti-doping rule violations against the Athlete for the use and possession of multiple prohibited substances seized in Switzerland in August 2018.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete failed to file a response to the charges, nor attended the hearing of the National Anti-Doping Panel.
The Athlete instead disputed the jurisdiction of UKAD and subject to the ADR. He asserted that following a serious accident he suffered in May 2018, he did not participate in events and was retired. His civil proceedings against UKAD's jurisdiction delayed the proceedings in this case.
In the Athlete's absence the Panel establishes that UKAD has jurisdiction; the Athlete was duly notified; and at the material time he was subject to and bound by the ADR.
Considering the evidence in this case the Panel is comfortably satisfied that the Athlete has possessed and used the prohibited substances Testosterone, Amiloride, Furosemide and Clenbuterol.
Therefore the National Anti-Doping Panel decides on 11 August 2022 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. 24 June 2020.
