On 30 June 2015 the French Federation of Weightlifting, Fitness, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding (FFHMFAC) decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the powerlifter after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanozolol.
Hereafter the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) reopened the case. Following notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he did not attend the hearing.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and acknowledged that he had acted negligently. He explained that he had used recommended supplements provided by a person he knew in order to recover from an injury.
The AFLD finds that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation and that he has not established that the violation was not intentional. Not only had the Athlete acted negligently and also he failed to demonstrate with evidence that there was a medical justification for the use of the prohibited substance.
Therefore the AFLD decides on 7 January 2016 to extend the sanction imposed on the Athlete.
