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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
British tennis player Tara Moore is banned for 4 years after her doping appeal is upheld
LONDON (AP) — British tennis player Tara Moore was banned for four years Tuesday after a court agreed with the International Tennis Integrity Agency that she should be suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. Moore tested positive for anabolic steroids boldenone and nandrolone in April 2022, but she was cleared in December 2023 after an independent tribunal determined that the result was caused by eating contaminated meat while she was competing in Colombia. Advertisement The ITIA appealed that ruling, focusing on the portion of the findings related to nandrolone, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in the ITIA's favor, saying the majority of its panel felt that Moore couldn't prove the sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat. 'For the ITIA, every case is considered according to the individual facts and circumstances," its CEO, Karen Moorhouse, said in a statement. 'Our bar for appealing a first instance decision is high, and the decision is not taken lightly. In this case, our independent scientific advice was that the player did not adequately explain the high level of nandrolone present in their sample. Today's ruling is consistent with this position." The 32-year-old Moore is currently ranked No. 864 in singles and 187 in doubles, mostly playing in lower-level WTA Tour events since returning from her provisional suspension after the positive test. The ruling Tuesday said that time would be credited toward her suspension. ___ AP tennis:
Associated Press
15-07-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
British tennis player Tara Moore is banned for 4 years after her doping appeal is upheld
LONDON (AP) — British tennis player Tara Moore was banned for four years Tuesday after a court agreed with the International Tennis Integrity Agency that she should be suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. Moore tested positive for anabolic steroids boldenone and nandrolone in April 2022, but she was cleared in December 2023 after an independent tribunal determined that the result was caused by eating contaminated meat while she was competing in Colombia. The ITIA appealed that ruling, focusing on the portion of the findings related to nandrolone, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in the ITIA's favor, saying the majority of its panel felt that Moore couldn't prove the sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat. 'For the ITIA, every case is considered according to the individual facts and circumstances,' its CEO, Karen Moorhouse, said in a statement. 'Our bar for appealing a first instance decision is high, and the decision is not taken lightly. In this case, our independent scientific advice was that the player did not adequately explain the high level of nandrolone present in their sample. Today's ruling is consistent with this position.' The 32-year-old Moore is currently ranked No. 864 in singles and 187 in doubles, mostly playing in lower-level WTA Tour events since returning from her provisional suspension after the positive test. The ruling Tuesday said that time would be credited toward her suspension. ___ AP tennis:
France 24
29-04-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Australian doubles player Purcell accepts 18-month doping ban
The 27-year-old in December took a voluntary suspension for breaking anti-doping rules, describing himself at the time as "devastated". Purcell has admitted receiving intravenous vitamin infusions of more than 500ml on December 16 and 20, 2023. The limit under the World Anti-Doping Code is 100ml in a 12-hour period. His ban will end on June 11, 2026, taking into account time served out of the sport. He will also forfeit results and prize money for the period between December 16, 2023 and February 3, 2024. Purcell's co-operation and information sharing with the ITIA allowed for a 25 percent reduction in sanction, it said. ITIA chief executive Karen Moorhouse said: "This case does not involve a player testing positive for a prohibited substance but demonstrates that the anti-doping rules are broader than that." Purcell won the 2022 Wimbledon doubles title alongside fellow Australian Matt Ebden and the US Open crown in 2024 with Jordan Thompson. His is just the latest doping controversy in tennis. Former women's number one Iga Swiatek is back in action after last year accepting a one-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance. Men's number one Jannik Sinner has been out of action since accepting a three-month doping ban in February after twice testing positive for traces of the steroid clostebol in March last year. The three-time Grand Slam winner is due to return before the Rome Open, which runs from May 7-18.
