Suspensions and periods of ineligibility have been imposed in light of recent FEI investigations
The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decisions in a number of equine and human anti-doping cases.
The first case involves an adverse analytical finding for the prohibited substance Furosemide, a diuretic listed in Class S5, Diuretics and Masking Agents, in the 2019 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
A sample taken from the Finnish athlete Jaana Kivimäki (FEI ID 10046626/FIN) on 1 October 2019 during the CPEDI3* Lisbon (POR) returned positive for Furosemide. The athlete was notified of the violation of the FEI’s Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes (ADRHA) on 2 December 2019. She was not provisionally suspended, as the substance in the Athlete’s Sample is a Specified Substance.
In its Final Decision, the FEI Tribunal approved the agreement reached between the Athlete and the FEI in which it was stated that the athlete bears no significant fault or negligence for the rule violation. The athlete had been prescribed Furosemide by her doctor, but due to lack of anti-doping education was unaware that she needed to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to competing internationally.
The athlete is suspended for a period of two months, starting from the date of the FEI Tribunal Final Decision (7 December 2020).
Additionally, the athlete has been disqualified from all results obtained at the event and fined CHF 500.
The parties can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days of receipt of the decision.
The full text of the FEI Tribunal’s Final Decision is available here.
The second case involves the horse Victotop Occitan (FEI ID 105EV49/UAE), trained by Ghanim Mohd Al Marri (FEI ID 10048641/UAE). Samples taken from the horse at the CEI2* 120 – Bou Thib (UAE) on 13 December 2019 tested positive for the Banned Substance Testosterone.
The trainer of the horse was unable to give any plausible explanation for the presence of the Prohibited Substance in the horse’s sample.
In its Final Decision, the FEI Tribunal imposed a two-year Period of Ineligibility on the trainer. The Provisional Suspension, which came into effect on 20 February 2020, is credited against the Period of Ineligibility imposed in the decision, meaning the trainer will be ineligible until 19 February 2022. He was also fined CHF 7,500 and asked to pay costs of CHF 2,000.
The parties can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days of receipt of the decision (15 December 2020).
The full text of the FEI Tribunal’s Final Decision is available here.
Information on all substances is available on the searchable FEI Equine Prohibited Substances Database.
Source: FEI Media Release
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