Powerlifter suspended for four years for anti-doping rule violation
The Sports Tribunal has suspended powerlifter Hinewai Pouwhare-Anderson for four years for a positive test for clenbuterol. The Tribunal noted that this was an extraordinary sanction in circumstances where the athlete did not engage with the process, and that unlike every other adjudicative body in New Zealand it was prevented from assessing a fair, reasonable and proportionate response which properly reflected what had occurred.