Simona Halep appeared to have recognized the supply of the Roxadustat that she examined constructive for among the many dietary supplements she had been utilizing, in accordance with sources.
“It seems that the method by which Roxadustat entered the athlete’s body has been identified, namely by ingesting a contaminated food supplement,” mentioned Cristian Jura, a Romanian choose working for CAS, in accordance with ProSport.
“Contaminated product is a product that contains a prohibited substance, without this being specified on the product label or in information accessible through a reasonable search on the Internet.
“The athlete is still at this moment between the lifting of the suspension, i.e. the removal of any sanctions, and the 4-year suspension from sports activity.
The suspension can be reduced or cancelled if the two conditions specified by the World Anti-Doping Code are met- to establish the way in which the substance entered the body and the athlete’s lack of intention to take the prohibited substance to improve performance.
One of the conditions was met, it was clearly established how the substance got into the athlete’s body. The athlete must also prove the lack of guilt and negligence. That is, the athlete or other person must prove that Simona did not know or suspect and could not reasonably have known or suspected, even by exercising the most careful caution, that she used or was administered prohibited substances or that he used prohibited methods,” he additionally mentioned.
Halep was near seeing her suspension lifted after a listening to earlier than the International Tennis Integrity Agency. However, she would wish to supply proof that she by chance ingested the banned substance.
Jura added: “Procedurally, there are several stages. First, there’s a preliminary hearing before the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
“At this stage it is possible to lift the athlete’s provisional suspension, taking into account the evidence that she ingested a contaminated supplement.
“But I would make an important clarification.
“Just as it is possible to lift the provisional suspension, so it can be maintained, very much depends on the evidence.”