Fijian football player Inoke Turagalailai has been suspended by the Sports Tribunal for eight months for the presence and use of prohibited substances. The period of ineligibility represents a reduced sanction on the basis of proportionality and is backdated to 14 December 2023 due to a substantial delay between the taking of the sample and notification of the adverse analytical finding.
Appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport: This decision was subsequently appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport which reached a different view on the facts and overturned it. See: “Court of Arbitration for Sport – Sport Integrity Commission v Turagalailai (CAS 2024/A/10766)”