On 26 June 2015 the French Federation for Kick Boxing, Muay Thai and Associated Disciplines (FFKMDA) decided to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Oxilofrine (Methylsynephrine).
Hereafter the case against the Athlete was reopened by the AFLD. Following notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance. He explained that he had used a supplement Lipo-6 Black, recommended by a person he knew, in order to to lose weight.
The AFLD determines that:
- The Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation;
- He had used the prohibited substance without a medical justification;
- He failed to check the ingredients on the label of this supplement;
- He did not mention the supplement on the Doping Control Form;
- He established how the substance had entered his system;
- He acted negligently and failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional.
Therefore the AFLD decides on 21 January 2016 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 11 June 2015.
