Anti-doping case decisions

  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Rodney Newman

    Overview: Anti-doping – lifetime ban imposed on a power lifter (N), who had previously been suspended for an anti-doping violation in 2008, for committing 5 further anti-doping violations. Sports Tribunal proceedings adjourned until separate prosecutions by Ministry of Health against N in District Court completed – District Court found N imported and possessed various prescription medicines…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Wiremu Takerei

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    Overview: Anti-doping – touch player tested positive for the prohibited substance 1, 3-dimethylpentylamine, also known as methylhexaneamine, after playing in final at national tournament – drank supplement offered to him by team-mate to help him keep awake several hours before final – unknown to him supplement contained methylhexaneamine – didn’t check ingredients and assumed it was…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Rodney Newman

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    Overview: Anti-doping – lifetime ban imposed on a power lifter (N), who had previously been suspended for an anti-doping violation in 2008, for committing 5 further anti-doping violations. Sports Tribunal proceedings adjourned until separate prosecutions by Ministry of Health against N in District Court completed – District Court found N imported and possessed various prescription medicines…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Taani Prestney

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    Overview: Anti-doping – rugby league player, tested positive for prohibited substance 1, 3 – dimethylpentylamine, also known as methylhexaneamine, after playing a match – admitted violation and gave evidence he took a supplement before going to do weight lifting and that supplement was the cause of positive test – told rugby league team mates at training…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Ricky Welsford

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    Overview: Anti-doping – athlete tested positive for metabolites of JWH-018 [JWH-018 N-(5-Hydroxpentanyl) and JWH-018 N-Pentanoic Acid] – synthetic cannabis – Kronic – athlete admitted violation – he and a witness gave evidence they were celebrating a birthday with friends – one of group handed around “roll your own cigarettes” which had synthetic cannabis product Kronic in…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Daniel Ryan

    Overview: Anti-doping – athlete tested positive to D-Methamphetamine and D-Amphetamine – athlete initially filed defences that substances taken “out of competition” as he believed his season was over when he took the substances (he was called in at the last minute to play by the team coach) and that the substances had not been taken for…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Daniel Ryan

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    Overview: Anti-doping – athlete tested positive to D-Methamphetamine and D-Amphetamine – athlete initially filed defences that substances taken “out of competition” as he believed his season was over when he took the substances (he was called in at the last minute to play by the team coach) and that the substances had not been taken for…

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  • Drug Free Sport New Zealand v Nick Rhind

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    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

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    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

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    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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