On 16 August 2022 the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of India (ADDPI) decided to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete Shivpal Singh after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Metandienone. Hereafter the Athlete appealed the ADDPI decision with the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel of India (ADAPI).
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and requested for a reduced sanction. He argued that had checked his supplements before using and that he had mentioned these on the Doping Control Form.
He asserted that a contaminated supplement Prime Testo Booster was the source of the positive test. Analysis of this supplement in the New Delhi Lab confirmed that it contained Methandienone.
As a result complaints were filed against the owner of Herbal Power Pharmacy for the supply of contaminated supplements. Furthermore the Uttar Pradesh Athletics Association had issued a warning about these supplements.
In view of the evidence the Appeal Panel concludes that the violation was not intentional because the Athlete was unaware the he had used a contaminated supplement. Also the Panel deems that he acted with No Significant Fault or Negligence.
Therefore the ADDPI decides on 10 January 2023 to set aside the Appealed Decision and to impose a reduced 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 21 October 2021.