Mr. Radhi is an Iraqi athlete in the sport op IPC powerlifting, participating in the2010 Asian Para Games.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has reported an anti doping rule violation against Mr. Mustafa Radhi (the Respondent) after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (a metabolite of 19-norandrostenedione).
The IPC notified Respondent of the doping violation and ordered a provisional suspension. The notification letter enclosed a letter “Letter of Decision” for the Respondent to complete and return to IPC by no later that 17 December 2010.
Respondent returned the signed Letter of Decision to the IPC in a timely fashion. In the Letter of Decision, Respondent stated that he:
- he no valid TUE justifying the presence of the prohibited substance found in his sample;
- accepted the A sample analysis and waived the right for the B sample analysis;
- accepted to have committed an anti-doping rule violation;
- accepted a provisional suspension starting on the date of the notification of an adverse analytical finding (17 December 2010); and
- that he accepted the consequences of the consequences of the anti-doping rule violation as proposed.
The IPC Anti-Doping Committee rules as follows:
(a) The Athlete is automatically disqualified of his individual results obtained on the 2010 Asian Para Games from the date of 13 December onwards, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes won;
(b) A two-year period of ineligibility, commencing as from the date of the provisional suspension, is imposed on the Athlete.
On 22 December 2010 the IPC Governing Board accepted the recommendation of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee.
