Romanian tennis professional Simona Halep had a tough time in 2022. His year was cut short when he failed a routine drug test at this year’s US Open. For context, he tested positive for Roxadustat while racing at old world #1 Flushing Meadows. This resulted in a temporary ban Issued by the ITIA (International Agency for Tennis Integrity).
Aleppo, Program 2.1. (The Presence of a Prohibited Substance in a Player’s Sample) and/or 2.2. (Use of a Prohibited Substance without a Valid TUE). However, the situation may be turning in the favor of the 2-time Grand Slam champion as he has won an important victory in his fight against lifting the penalty. This was revealed by a Romanian judge serving at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Aleppo was initially banned for failing to prove Roxadustat intake under a TUE (therapeutic use exemption). Roxadustat is a prescription medication that has been shown to increase peak oxygen uptake. He said he recently approached the panel, potentially identifying how it got into the bloodstream, according to Planetsport.
“Apparently, the method by which Roxadustat enters the athlete’s body was determined by the intake of a contaminated food supplement. A contaminated product is a product that contains a prohibited substance without indication on the product label or information available through a reasonable search on the Internet.” said Cristian Jura, a Romanian judge working for the CAS.
Jura also added “Procedurally, there are several stages. First, there is a preliminary hearing before the International Agency for Tennis Integrity. At this stage, it is possible to lift the athlete’s temporary suspension, taking into account evidence that he has taken a contaminated nutritional supplement.” Jura made sure to clarify his points by saying: “While the temporary suspension is possible to be lifted, its maintenance depends heavily on the evidence.”
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How can Simona Halep’s sentence be lifted?
Many consider it unfortunate luck that Simona Halep was banned. For the Romanian to clear himself, he will have to present convincing evidence that he accidentally ingested the banned substance at a hearing organized by the ITIA.
As explained by the experts, the penalty can be reduced or even revoked if the two conditions stipulated by the World Anti-Doping Code are met cumulatively: making it very clear how the substance entered the body and that the athlete did not intend to take the substance. Prohibited substance to improve sports performance.
according to Jura “One of the conditions has been met, it has been clearly determined how the substance enters the athlete’s body. The athlete must also prove that there is no guilt or negligence. That is, the athlete or other person must demonstrate that he did not know or suspect that Simona was using or administering prohibited substances or that Simona was using prohibited methods and could not reasonably have known or suspected, even if he had taken the most careful precaution.
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