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Katrine Lawton v Mountain Bike New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against non-selection for NZ Team – appellant selected for NZ squad but not subsequently selected for NZ team for world champs – selectors required to pick strongest team – selection criteria based on domestic and international results with international results given preference – appellant in strong position compared to some rivals at time squad…
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Binbin Zhu v Table Tennis New Zealand
Overview: Appeal against decision of a national sports organisation – athlete appealed against not being nominated in December 2005 by Table Tennis NZ (TTNZ) for one of five Prime Minister’s Athlete Scholarships allocated to TTNZ – after considerable correspondence with TTNZ, athlete appealed to Tribunal in May 2006 – jurisdiction to hear appeal – whether Tribunal…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders Inc v Sam Mohamad
Overview: Anti-doping – stanozol, hydroclorothiazide and amiloride – defendant failing to participate in proceedings or raise any defence – mandatory 2 years’ ineligibility imposed.
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Touch New Zealand v William Morunga
Overview: Anti-doping – Touch player’s second violation with cannabis – mandatory 2 years’ ineligibility for second violation imposed – importance of athletes participating in proceedings – if defendant had not established substance not used for performance enhancing purposes he would have been banned for life for second violation – cross code effect of suspension – any…
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New Zealand Power Lifting Federation v Mark Mete
Overview: Anti-doping – ephedrine – athlete admitted taking ephedrine pills to manage asthma – issue over which anti-doping rules applied – NZPF agreed at 2004 AGM to replace their old constitution and NZPF anti-doping rules with a new constitution and the IPF international federation anti-doping rules (which incorporated WADA code) – NZPF and IPF rules set…
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Matthew Claridge v New Zealand Water Polo Association
Overview: Appeal against decision of a national sports organisation – water polo player appealed against a disciplinary decision banning him from 5 matches for biting – parties reaching agreement before hearing and sought orders from Tribunal implementing agreement – Tribunal made such orders – 2 matches remaining out of original 5 match ban – ban on…
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Softball New Zealand v Curtis Ames
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – principles set out in Karaitiana decision (SDT 12/06) applied – Canadian player in NZ for softball season – defendant admitted violation and provided letter stating cannabis use was recreational at Christmas celebration and not to enhance performance – moved back to Canada before hearing – player failed to participate in teleconference…
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Softball New Zealand v Lance Abbot
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – principles set out in Karaitiana decision (SDT 12/06) applied – admitted recreational cannabis use at stag party – elite athletes – level of knowledge and experience – Tribunal found with some reservations that no aggravating circumstances – defendant was former NZ softball representative – last represented NZ in 2001 and was…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Daryll Tomuli
Overview: Anti-doping – nandrolone – defendant admitted violation – took dietary product supplied by another competitor without checking further – two positive drug tests (at two body building events eight days apart) treated as one violation – Tribunal accepted defendant only took substance once – defendant competed at second event where second drug test taken before…
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Softball New Zealand v Justin Karaitiana
Overview: Anti-doping – cannabis – Tribunal reviewed its earlier decisions and set out approach it will take in future cannabis cases – if athlete satisfies Tribunal that no intention to enhance sports performance, the likely penalty will be a reprimand and warning provided Tribunal also satisfied the cannabis use was unrelated to the sport, represented no…
