The Clostebol case is not yet behind us Jannik Sinner. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sport (the CAS of Lausanne) regarding the story that exploded last August – but related to two non-negative cases recorded in March during the Indian Wells tournament and a week later, out of competition, for the use by his masseur of a spray, Trofodermin, containing the banned active ingredient, an anabolic steroid – , for which the South Tyrolean tennis player had been acquitted by the independent court ofInternational Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and punished only for negligence with the deduction of the points won in the two tournaments and the related prizes, but just two days of suspension.
Sinner and doping: what happened, why he was acquitted and what he risks if Wada appeals
Niccolò Maurelli
Wada believes that the finding of “absence of fault or negligence” was not correct under the current rules. Wada, we read in the press release, could ask for a disqualification period of between one and two years for Sinner. However, the results achieved from March to now would not be affected.
The World Anti-Doping Agency still had a few days, until the end of September, to appeal against ITIA’s acquittal and decided, after requesting documents from the independent agency that deals exclusively with doping and corruption in tennis to get to the bottom of it. The CAS will only be able to accept Wada’s request and arrange for arbitration in the coming weeks.
Sinner and doping: what is at risk after Wada’s appeal
Sinner: “I am disappointed and surprised”
Sinner declared himself “very disappointed and also surprised by this appeal to be honest, because we had three hearings and all three ended in a very positive way for me. I didn’t expect it – he added after the success obtained against Roman Safiullin in the second round of the ATP tournament in Beijing – But I had been informed a couple of days ago that they would appeal and that today it would be official. They just want to make sure that everything is done correctly, but I’m surprised.”
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– 2024-09-28 13:57:20
