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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Jason Anderson

08/19 · Decision 27 November 2019

Overview:

Anti-doping - powerlifter based in Palmerston North tested positive for tamoxifen, a Specified Substance prohibited at all times - provisionally suspended without opposition - admitted violation - joint memorandum filed - sanction proposed by parties based on timely admission and previous cases - Tribunal... imposed a two year sanction backdated to the date of the test

Decision
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Media Release
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Provisional Suspension Order
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Anti-doping case · Powerlifting · 29 November 2019

Central Rugby League Club v Bay of Plenty District Rugby League

02/19 · Decision 25 October 2019

Overview:

The Sports Tribunal has granted the appeal of Central Rugby League Club of Rotorua, which had appealed a decision by Bay of Plenty District Rugby League to suspend its committee (which was upheld by a New Zealand Rugby League Appeals Committee)

Decision
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Media Release
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Non anti-doping case · Rugby League · 29 October 2019

Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Lee Marshall

07/19 · Decision 27 September 2019

Overview:

Anti-doping - canoe sprinter based in Auckland returned a test indicating significantly elevated levels of andosterone, testosterone and 5βAdiol, which are all non-specified substances prohibited at all times - athlete admitted the violation, and submitted emails as to mitigating circumstances - Tribunal... accepted that the athlete had not taken the prohibited substances to gain a performance advantage - Tribunal considered that the violation was not intentional and agreed that a two year period of ineligibility should be imposed, backdated to 16 February 2019 (the date of the test) for the athlete's timely admission

Decision
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Media Release
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Provisional Suspension Order
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Anti-doping case · Canoeing · 30 September 2019

Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Paul Clout

01/19 · Decision 17 July 2019

Overview:

Anti-doping - footballer based in Hamilton tested positive for Probenecid, a Specified Substance prohibited at all times - provisionally suspended without opposition - athlete elected to have 'B' sample tested, as well as independent testing of protein powder - 'B' sample confirmed the original sample,... and independent testing found no contamination of the protein powder - athlete admitted the violation, which was accepted as unintentional - Tribunal considered a joint memorandum on sanction and agreed that a two year period of ineligibility should be imposed, backdated to 2 December 2018 (the date of the test) for the athlete's timely admission

Decision
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Media Release
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Provisional Suspension Order
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Anti-doping case · Football · 18 July 2019

Michael Bias v Cycling New Zealand

06/19 · Decision 17 July 2019

Overview:

Non-selection appeal - 2019 BMX World Championships - Cycling New Zealand had applied new selection criteria to riders, and determined that no male BMX riders would be selected - Tribunal found that the legal position was clear and that it should only intervene if there was no basis or justification... for the selectors' decision - new selection regulations had made subjective appraisals clear - the Tribunal expressed concern at the athlete's and sport's future, but found nothing which suggested that the selectors had misunderstood or misapplied the requirements of the procedure - the selectors had considered a multitude of things and there had been an exhaustive inquiry by the Selection Ombudsman - appeal dismissed

Decision
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Media Release
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Non anti-doping case · Cycling · 18 July 2019

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