A case similar to that of Clostebol gives hope to the tennis number 1: the curling player had previously been sentenced to 4 years, after 11 months of suspension acquitted for “No Fault or negligence”.
There is a case that the TAS has just closed with the acquittal for “No Fault or negligence”, i.e. no malice or negligence and it could be a good precedent for Jannik Sinner. The sport is completely different, curling, the protagonist is the Canadian Briane Harris. The Winnipeg player had received a 4-year suspension after testing positive for Ligandrol, a supplement that stimulates testosterone production, increases muscle mass and reduces fat mass, widely used by bodybuilders.
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Harris immediately appealed to the Tas of Lausanne and after 11 months of suspension, the disqualification was cancelled. The Canadian managed to demonstrate that she had been contaminated through sexual intercourse with her husband who used it without ever having communicated it and without ever having worried about the fact that the substance could also be conveyed through the exchange of body fluids. Harris demonstrated that she was not aware that her husband was using Ligandrol (commonly found online), nor that intimate contact could pose a risk of contamination. The court accepted her thesis, maintaining that Harris used all possible precautions to avoid contact with substances that could contaminate her: “The athlete – we read in the motivation – fulfilled all her obligations to avoid contamination. Harris could not have known or suspected that her husband used Ligandrol and did not know the potential risks of contamination. He never shared food or drinks in public or in private to avoid any form of contamination.” Briane Harris will be able to return to the field immediately for her team. The case of Jannik Sinner, which concerns the request for suspension of Wada for negligence, with the request for a suspension ranging from 1 to 2 years, will be discussed in Lausanne on 16 and 17 April.
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