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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Nick Rhind
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – athlete filed notice admitting violation, advising he did not want to participate in the hearing and acknowledging Tribunal may impose a penalty without holding a hearing – penalty for violation is 2 years’ suspension but if athlete can establish requirements set out under “specified substances” provisions of Rules (concerning establishing did…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Sylvester Seay
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – no fault – ate sweet did not know contained medical marijuana – athlete (S) is USA based professional basketballer who came to NZ to play for a national league team – S visited a friend (L) in California the night before left for NZ and ate a cellophane wrapped sweet…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Blair Jacobs
Overview: Anti-doping – swimmer tested positive for 1-3 dimethylpentylamine – also known as methylhexaneamine – admitted violation and gave evidence due to taking two supplements which he bought online – he did not investigate ingredients of products other than referring to their labels – believed were energy drinks that would help him get over being tired…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Anna Bramley
Overview: Anti-doping – runner tested positive to canrenone (metabolite of spironolactone) – admitted violation – violation due to taking spironolactone that she had been prescribed for medical condition – had been taking for years – took up running in 2008 – she told her current GP (who is also a sports doctor) that she was competing…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v XYZ
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – admitted violation – athlete is USA based professional basketballer who had not secured a contract for any team in 2010/11 season and did not expect would do so – athlete gave evidence used cannabis with friends at end of March when thought no prospect of competing – then unexpectedly got contract…
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Announcement of Anti-Doping Decision (all details relating to case are confidential)
Overview: The Sports Tribunal has heard and decided an anti-doping application and found that there was no violation. All details relating to this case are strictly confidential, pursuant to the Sports Anti-Doping Rules.
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Graham O’Grady
Overview: Anti-doping – triathlete tested positive to morphine – “no fault” defence under Rule 14.5.1 of Sports Anti Doping Rules – athlete did not challenge positive test but claimed he was not at fault as the morphine found in his system was due to poppy seeds contained in loaves of gluten free poppy seed bread he…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Para Murray
Amphetamine (d-amphetamine), Methamphetamine (d-methamphetamine), Presence of prohibited substance in sampleOverview: Anti-doping – rugby league player tested positive to D-Methamphetamine and D-Amphetamine – admitted violation which he stated was result of recreational drug use – athlete made submissions seeking modification of normal sanction in light of his personal circumstances and submissions concerning perceived need for more drug education in his area – while the Tribunal was…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Adam Stewart
Overview: Anti-doping – 2 years’ ineligibility imposed on athlete for attempted use, and possession, of prohibited substances (see earlier decision of 8 September 2010) – issue arose whether Tribunal had jurisdiction to consider application to disqualify athlete’s competition results under rule 14.8 of Sports Anti-Doping Rules – Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to consider application (see…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Joshua Poasa
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – 18 year old rugby league player smoked cannabis at party with older players after last club game of year – subsequently tested positive for cannabis at representative match – some mitigating factors – evidence suggested may be a culture of cannabis smoking in rugby league in Northland and may have been…
