Decisions

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

Anti-doping case · Canoeing · 30 September 2019

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

Anti-doping case · Football · 18 July 2019

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

Non anti-doping case · Cycling · 18 July 2019

Anti-doping - Powerlifter based in Palmerston North tested positive for clenbuterol in an in-competition test - provisionally suspended without opposition - admitted violation of the Sports Anti-Doping Rules 2019 (SADR) and expressed reluctance to be involved in the proceedings - Tribunal considered... that an appropriate sanction was four years of ineligibility, which it noted was an extraordinary sanction - backdated to date of the test to account for the athlete's timely admission of the violation - this meant the athlete is ineligible to participate in competitive sport until 13 April 2023

Anti-doping case · Powerlifting · 15 July 2019