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Rugby league player suspended for seven months for anti-doping rule violation
The Sports Tribunal has suspended rugby league player Samuel Henry for seven months for the presence of a metabolite of cannabis in a concentration higher than that permitted under WADA's Prohibited List in a sample taken from him in competition.
News · 26 February 2019
Sports Tribunal considers 11th Medsafe NZ Clenbuterol case
The Sports Tribunal has determined that XYZ, a member of a local surf life saving and golf club, had committed violations relating to the possession and use of clenbuterol and dianabol. The sanction is to follow submissions from the parties.
News · 4 March 2019
Sports Tribunal issues sanction in case of DFSNZ v XYZ
The Sports Tribunal has issued its decision on sanction in the case of DFSNZ v XYZ The Tribunal had earlier issued a decision on liability on 4 March 2019. The Tribunal found that XYZ had been unable to establish the defence of no significant fault or negligence. It suspended XYZ for a period of 2... years but gave XYZ 6 months credit for each of the delay in bringing the proceedings and XYZ's timely admission. This meant the period of ineligibility would end on 3 October 2019. The Tribunal considered the unusual nature of the case meant continued name suppression should be imposed, and it made a number of comments on DFSNZ's approach to the prosecution.
News · 4 April 2019
Tribunal upholds appeal against removal from NZ Cadet table tennis team for Oceania Junior Championships
The Sports Tribunal has upheld an appeal by KL against Table Tennis New Zealand’s (TTNZ) decision to remove her from the NZ Cadet (U15) Girls Team to go to the Oceania Junior Championships in Tonga. The Tribunal has ordered that the Appellant be restored to the team.
News · 3 July 2019
Powerlifter suspended for four years for anti-doping rule violation
The Sports Tribunal has suspended powerlifter Hinewai Pouwhare-Anderson for four years for a positive test for clenbuterol. The Tribunal noted that this was an extraordinary sanction in circumstances where the athlete did not engage with the process, and that unlike every other adjudicative body in... New Zealand it was prevented from assessing a fair, reasonable and proportionate response which properly reflected what had occurred.
News · 15 July 2019
