On 3 October 2015 the French Squash Federation (FFSQ) Appeal Panel decided to impose a 1 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete after she tested positive for the prohibited substances Prednisolone and Prednisone.
Hereafter the case against the Athlete was reopened by the AFLD. Following notification the Athlete filed a statement in her defence.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substances. She explained with medical documents that she had use Solupred (Prednisolone) as treatment for her pain.
The AFLD determines that:
- The Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation;
- She acted with significant fault or negligence because she failed to check her medication;
- She failed to demonstrate a medical justification, nor that the violation was not intentional.
Therefore the AFLD decides on 21 January 2016 to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision notification .
