Appealed case:
ISR 2009 KNKF Decision Disciplinary Committee 2009016 T
September 15, 2009

The Royal Netherlands Power Sport and Fitness Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Krachtsport en Fitnessfederatie, KNKF) appealed against the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, dated September 15, 2009, to dismiss KNKF’s report of an anti-doping rule violation against a person after testing positive for the prohibited substances 17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-norandrost-1,4,13-trien-3-one (a metabolite of metandienone); stanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol (a metabolite of stanozolol); and testosterone/epitestosterone larger then 4. The Disciplinary Committee concluded KNKF failed to file the report of the anti-doping rule violation within the time limit. Neither did the Anti-doping Authority thereafter.
The Appeal Committee ruled a written proceeding and follows the Disciplinary Committee’s decision regarding KNKF’s failure to report. Therefore the Appeal Committee dismiss KNKF’s appeal and decides to let the interest of sportsmen prevail in a timely trial, not a flexible deadline to report anti-doping rule violations.

Appealed case:
ISR 2009 KNKF Decision Disciplinary Committee 2009022 T
September 15, 2009

The Royal Netherlands Power Sport and Fitness Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Krachtsport en Fitnessfederatie, KNKF) appealed against the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, dated September 15, 2009, to dismiss KNKF’s report of an anti-doping rule violation against a person after testing positive for the prohibited substance metandienone.
The Disciplinary Committee concluded KNKF failed to file the report of the anti-doping rule violation within the timelimit. Neither did the Anti Doping Authority thereafter.
The Appeal Committee ruled a written proceeding and followed the Disciplinary Committee’s decision regarding KNKF’s failure to report. Therefore the Appeal Committee dismiss KNKF’s appeal and decides to let the interest of sportsmen prevail in a timely trial, not a flexible deadline to report anti-doping rule violations.

Positief na dopingcontrole door Vlaamse Gemeenschap: 2008 / NADO Flanders. - Brussels : Flemish Government, 2009

Positief na dopingcontrole door Vlaamse Gemeenschap: 2007 / NADO Flanders. - Brussels : Flemish Government, 2008

The Value of the Dark Side : An Insight into the Risks and Benefits of Engaging in Health-compromising Practices from the Perspective of Competitive Bodybuilders / Anne Probert, Sarah Leberman. - (European Sport Management Quarterly 9 (2009) 4 (20 November); p. 353-373)

• Issue: The Dark Side of Sport 
• DOI: 10.1080/16184740903331838

Abstract

Phenomenological accounts of competitive bodybuilders have emphasized positive experiences, whilst critical and clinical perspectives have predominantly portrayed the sport as unhealthy and detrimental to participants. This article provides insights from competitive bodybuilders in New Zealand relating to their health-compromising and risky experiences within the sport. Interviews with thirty-two competitive bodybuilders were undertaken, highlighting their conscious decisions to engage in health-compromising practices and also their vulnerabilities. Stories of steroid use, the extremes of dieting, eating disorders and obsessive behaviour are provided. The research confirms that there is a dark side to competitive bodybuilding, but there are also pleasures and value associated with these encounters. These can prove meaningful to personal and athletic identity and enable participants to test their boundaries and internal strengths—experiences that may contribute to personal growth, therapy and a sense of “self-affirmation”.

The Athlete competed in the Athletics Women’s 800m event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In January 2009 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to perform further testing on the Athlete’s samples collected during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, due to a fully validated test to detect CERA became available. In April 2009 The IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after her 2008 A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA.

The IOC notified the Athlete and the IAAF ordered a provisional suspension. The Athlete filed a statement in her defence but did not appear at the hearing of the IOC Disciplinary Commission.
The Athlete alleged in her defence that the burden of proof has not been met. The IOC Disciplinary Commission finds that no departure from the ISL occurred in this case and concludes that the Athlete has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides that:
1.) The Athlete Vanja Perisic, Croatia, Athletics, is disqualified from the Athletics Women’s 800m event (Round 1, Heat 3) of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where she had placed 6th;
2.) The International Association of Athletics Federations is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.

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The Athlete competed in the Women’s 53 kg weightlifting event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

In January 2009 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to perform further testing on the Athlete’s samples collected during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, due to a fully validated test to detect CERA became available. In April 2009 The IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after her 2008 sample tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA.

After notification by the IOC the Athlete requested the analysis of the B sample. Hereafter the analysis report indicated that the presence of the substance CERA could not be detected in the B sample of the Athlete.
Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission concludes that there is not enough proof to pronounce a sanction against the Athlete for a violation of the Rules.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission decides:

1.) On the basis of the proof currently available in the present case, no sanction shall be imposed the Athlete Yudelquis Maridalin Contreras.
2.) The IOC’s right to re-open a disciplinary procedure is reserved in the event that new evidence comes to light.
3.) The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the NOC of the Dominican Republic shall be informed of the decision.
4.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.

In 2009 the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after she tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA, due to re-analysis of her A and B samples collected out-of competition in Greece on 6 August 2008.
The Athlete retired immediately after the positive test results came back in January 2009 even though she consistently denies knowingly using the substances in question.
Hereafter the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association Tribunal decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on 20 January 2009, and disqualification of all results from 6 August 2008. Pursuant to the Tribunal decision, the Athlete’s results obtained by during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are null and void.

In January 2009 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to perform further testing on the Athlete’s samples collected during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, due to a fully validated test to detect CERA became available. In April 2009 The IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after her 2008 sample tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA.
After notification by the IOC the Athlete did not file a statement in her defence nor did she confirm that she would attend the hearing of the IOC Disciplinary Commission.

In November 2009 the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides that:
1.) The Athlete, Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greece, Athletics, is disqualified from the Women's 20km Walk event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where she placed 9th;
2.) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.

On 22 January 2009, the Disciplinary Panel of l’Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (AFLD), the French Anti-Doping Agency, suspended Stefan Schumacher (the Rider) for a period of two years from all sports events organized by French sports federation after he tested positive for the prohibited substance EPO CERA during the Tour de France 2008. On 3 March 2009, the UCI issued a statement of international recognition of the decision rendered by the AFLD. Hereafter on 1 April 2009 Stefan Schumacher filed an appeal with CAS in order to request the annulment of the UCI recognition statement.

In January 2009 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to perform further testing on the Rider’s samples collected during the 2008 Olympic Games, due to a fully validated test to detect CERA became available.
In April 2009 The IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against Stefan Schumacher after his 2008 A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance CERA.

After notification by the IOC the Rider filed several documents and arguments in his defence and was heard for the IOC Disciplinary Commission in July 2009. The Rider stated he had not taken any prohibited substances and alleged in his defence that the burden of proof has not been met.
After considering the Rider’s arguments the Disciplinary Commission concludes that he has committed an anti-doping rule violation and decides to disqualify the Rider from Men’s Individual Time Trial event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The UCI is requested to modify the disqualification accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.