The firm assisted an athlete that was found to have committed an antidoping rule violation after being tested positive for a specified substance.
During the proceeding, the national antidoping prosecutor claimed that the athlete intentionally breached the rules and thus requested the imposition of a period of ineligibility of 4 years according to the applicable regulations.
Following the reasonings and defensive arguments advanced by the athlete, the adjudicatory body ruled that the athlete’s conduct was unintentional and therefore limited the period of ineligibility to 2 years.
As a consequence, the athlete, after serving his suspension period, was able to resume his sporting career.
