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Boxing Athlete Commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation
(Ottawa, Ontario � June 11, 2007) � The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that an athlete in the sport of boxing has committed an anti-doping rule violation. The violation occurred during in-competition doping control on March 9, 2007.
The anti-doping rule violation is a result of the athlete�s urine sample returning an adverse analytical finding for cannabis, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. Cannabinoids are classified as �specified substances� on the Prohibited List. �Specified substances� are those substances which are generally available in medicinal products or are less likely to be abused as doping agents.
Under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), when an athlete can establish that a first anti-doping rule violation involving a �specified substance� was not intended to enhance his / her sport performance, the sanction may range from a reprimand and warning to a one-year period of ineligibility.
In response to the CCES� notification of the adverse analytical finding, the athlete waived the right to a hearing and acknowledged the commission of an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete has received a sanction of a warning and reprimand and no period of ineligibility.
Rule 7.15 of the CADP requires the CCES to publicly report the disposition of anti-doping matters. In accordance with the CCES Policy on Public Disclosure of Anti-Doping Rule Violations, since this violation has resulted in a warning and reprimand and no period of ineligibility, the athlete�s name will not be disclosed.
The CCES is an independent, national, non-profit organization. Our mission, to promote ethical conduct in all aspects of sport in Canada, is carried out through research, promotion, education, detection and deterrence, as well as through programs and partnerships with other organizations.
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