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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Quentin Gardiner
Overview: Anti-doping – touch player (G) tested positive for prohibited substance methylhexaneamine (aka 1, 3 dimethylpentylamine) in sample taken from him after competing in the Touch Nationals final – admitted violation and said positive test due to him taking one or both of two supplements – he listed both products on his doping control testing form…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Andrew Ciancio
Overview: Anti-doping – tampering and evading sample collection – providing false and misleading whereabouts information and changing whereabouts information with intention of evading sample collection – Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFS) brought anti-doping proceedings against C in 2014 – C provisionally suspended by Tribunal in June 2014 – NZ proceedings adjourned while other unrelated anti-doping…
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Kris Gemmell v Drug Free Sport New Zealand
Overview: Anti-doping –whereabouts violation – application to have suspension period reduced in light of Rule changes – on 1 December 2014 CAS suspended G for 15 months for whereabouts violation (allowing appeal against Tribunal decision G hadn’t committed violation) – suspension commenced from date of Tribunal decision of 12 February 2014 – G applied for reduction…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Woodes Rogers
Overview: Anti-doping – powerlifter tested positive to numerous prohibited substances: T/E ratio > 4:1; Oxymesterone; Metabolites of Methandienone; Metabolites of Methyltestosterone; Metabolites of Oxymetholone; 19-norandrosterone – failed to participate in proceedings – extent of offending amounted to aggravating circumstances under Anti-Doping rules – question whether aggressive and insulting language/attitude in correspondence could be ”aggravating circumstances” left…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Darren Reiri
Anastrozole, Possession of prohibited substances/methods, Use / attempted use of prohibited substances/methodsOverview: Anti-doping – attempted use and possession of Anastrozole – In May 2013 rugby league player (R) ordered prohibited substance Anastrozole over Internet from a website in India – package of tablets dispatched to him but intercepted by Customs and referred to Medsafe who sent a letter to R advising the package had been intercepted –…
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Court of Arbitration for Sport – Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Kris Gemmell
Overview: Anti-doping – Appeal against decision of Sports Tribunal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – whereabouts violation – G alleged to have committed whereabouts anti-doping violation due to 2 missed tests and one filing failure -Tribunal found requirements for one of the alleged missed tests not established on the facts and did not need…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Claudia Hanham
Overview: Anti-doping – Prednisone – medication prescribed was prohibited substance – C tested positive after hockey game – C didn’t deny taking Prednisone and disclosed it on testing form – admitted violation but said hadn’t known Prednisone was prohibited and it had been prescribed to her for medical treatment – in March admitted into hospital and…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Daniel Milne
Overview: Anti-doping – attempted trafficking and possession of prohibited substances – first case of attempted trafficking in NZ – weightlifting coach (M) admitted violations – in 2012, M offered to supply steroids and other performance enhancing prohibited substances to 19 year old weightlifter (X) he was coaching so that X could improve his competitive weightlifting performance…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Gareth Dawson
Overview: Anti-doping – NBL basketball player (D) tested positive for prohibited substance tamoxifen – admitted violation – developed medical condition in 2011, which was sore and annoying when competing – went to a doctor in Timaru who diagnosed condition but didn’t prescribe treatment – condition went away for 18 months then returned – in 2013 D…
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Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Kris Gemmell
Overview: Anti-doping – alleged whereabouts violation – G alleged to have committed whereabouts anti-doping violation due to 2 missed tests and one filing failure – any combination of 3 missed tests and/or filing failures within an 18 month period constitutes a violation under Sports Anti-Doping Rules – however Tribunal found requirements for one of the alleged…
