In September 2023 the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the softball player Mitchell McKay after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Pseudoephedrine in a concentration above the WADA threshold.
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by CCES.
The Athlete provided an explanation for the positive test and signed an Agreement on Consequences in January 2024. CCES accepted that the violation was not intentional and considered that he acted with a degree of fault.
Therefore CCES decides on 12 February 2024 to impose an 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 7 September 2023.
