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Recreational Athlete suspended for anti-doping rule violations
A recreational boxer (name withheld and given the pseudonym “Ms X”) has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for two years for the presence and use of the prohibited substance Phentermine – being a non-specified substance prohibited in competition only under the 2024 WADA Prohibited List. As Ms X is a “Recreational Athlete”, a status…
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Squash player suspended for anti-doping rule violations
Squash player Anthony Lepper has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for one month for the presence and use of cocaine, a prohibited substance. The period of ineligibility represents a reduced sanction due to cocaine being a substance of abuse and it being taken out-of-competition and unrelated to sport performance. Mr Lepper completed an approved…
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Athlete suspended for anti-doping rule violations
Morgan Foster, an athlete registered with both Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and Athletics New Zealand, has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for three years for Possession and Trafficking of prohibited substances (Ipamorelin, Tesamorelin, TB-500 & BPC-157). The Tribunal concluded that Mr Foster’s sanction for multiple violations, with Trafficking being the more severe, should be…
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Appeal against selection decisions of Fencing NZ dismissed
Appeals against the selection decisions of Fencing NZ to not select three youth athletes to attend the Junior Worlds in Wuxi, China have been dismissed by the Tribunal on the basis that the grounds of appeal were not made out and the selectors had acted impartially and properly in applying the selection criteria.
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In Memoriam – Hon Nicholas Davidson KC
The Sports Tribunal is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Nick Davidson, a former long-serving member of the Tribunal. Nick was appointed Deputy Chair of the (then) New Zealand Sports Disputes Tribunal for the term 2003-2011. He was then later appointed as a Deputy Chair of the Sports Tribunal in 2019 before…
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Appeal against decision of Volleyball NZ upheld
An appeal by Playaz against a transfer decision of Volleyball NZ has been upheld by the Tribunal on the basis that an opposition player’s transfer between clubs was not confirmed prior to a National Club Championship match against Playaz and thus the opposition player was ineligible to play. Accordingly, the appeal was allowed with the…
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Cricket player suspended for anti-doping rule violations
Cricket player Doug Bracewell has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for one month for the presence and use of cocaine, a prohibited substance. The period of ineligibility represents a reduced sanction due to cocaine being a substance of abuse and it being taken out of competition. Mr Bracewell completed an approved treatment programme which…
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Sammie Maxwell v Cycling New Zealand-costs
Costs application- athlete applying for substantial costs –Cycling New Zealand – resists application – hearing – exceptional case – substantial award appropriate – $15,000 costs awarded in favour of athlete
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Softball player suspended for anti-doping rule violations
New Zealand softball player Mikayla Werahiko was suspended by the Sports Tribunal for one month for the presence and use of cannabis, a prohibited substance. The period of ineligibility represents a reduced sanction due to cannabis being a substance of abuse and it being taken out of competition. Ms Werahiko completed an approved treatment programme…
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Appeal against decision of School Sports New Zealand dismissed
An appeal against the decision of School Sports New Zealand not to grant an exemption for a student to play for a school other than their own, has been dismissed by the Tribunal because the appellant did not have standing to bring the appeal and the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear it.
