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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders Inc v Ann Holt
Overview: Anti-doping – Benzylpiperazine (BZP) – defendant admitted violation – stated positive result due to her using a product purchased from health food store to help elevate her mood, energy and well-being – product stated on label that it contained BZP – defendant stated she knew it contained BZP but did not realise that BZP was…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders Inc v Niko Toluono
Overview: Anti-doping – failure to provide a urine sample – defendant refused to provide sample in competition – despite being given opportunity to participate in the hearing, defendant failed to do so and provided no information – 2 years’ ineligibility imposed (to commence from date of Tribunal decision).
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders Inc v Mike Pearson
Overview: Anti-doping – failure to provide a urine sample – defendant refused to provide sample in competition – defendant admitted violation and advised Tribunal that did not want to participate further in the hearing – no further information provided to warrant imposing any penalty other than mandatory 2 year period of ineligibility set out in WADA…
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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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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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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Naera Johnson
Overview: Anti-doping – clenbuterol – defendant admitted violation, advised that she did not want to participate further in the hearing and acknowledged that the Tribunal may impose a penalty without holding a hearing of the parties – no further information provided to warrant imposing any other penalty than the two year period of ineligibility set out…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Barbora Jurcanova
Overview: Anti-doping – clenbuterol – when visiting family overseas defendant took medicines belonging to mother, including spiropent, to relieve flu symptoms – did not know spiropent was trade name for clenbuterol – brought spiropent tablets back to NZ and continued to use them which she claimed caused her positive test – whether no significant fault or…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Tony Ligaliga
Overview: Anti-doping – Benzylpiperazine (BZP) – recreational use – body builder took a “party pill” containing BZP when on a night out socialising – BZP not specifically named as a prohibited substance under WADA Prohibited List – however it qualifies as a prohibited substance because it falls into the category of a substance “with a similar…
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New Zealand Federation of Body Builders v Steven Ward
Overview: Anti-doping – Stanozolol, Nandrolone and Furosemide – defendant admitted made conscious decision to take prohibited drugs to assist performance and took them knowing the consequences if he got caught – mandatory 2 years’ ineligibility imposed.
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New Zealand Federation of Bodybuilders v Annette Sloog
Overview: In the matter of an anti-doping application
