US EditionSports Court Upholds Sprinter’s 4-Year Doping Ban, Rejects ‘Recovery Gummies’ Defense
The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Asinga's claim that contaminated Gatorade gummies caused his positive test for GW1516, upholding a four-year ban announced in May 2024.
- On Thursday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced after a June hearing its panel found Issam Asinga failed to prove his gummies contained GW1516, rejecting his appeal.
- After testing positive in July 2023 for GW1516, the Athletics Integrity Unit in May 2024 imposed a four-year ban and stripped Issam Asinga's 9.89 100m record, prompting his appeal to CAS.
- His defence centered on Gatorade-branded 'recovery gummies' received during an award visit, as Asinga argued the metabolites came from contaminated gummies in a gift bag after his Los Angeles trip.
- The AIU's four-year ban remains in force, and CAS said a reduced sanction for No Fault or Negligence was not applicable, so the 9.89 seconds 100m record stripping stands.
- The 20-year-old Asinga, a record-holder, set the Under-20 world record at 100 metres in 2023 and maintains he did not knowingly use banned substances.
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Athletics-CAS upholds sprinter's doping ban after "Gatorade gummies" defence falls flat
(Reuters) -Surinamese sprinter Issamade Asinga has lost his appeal against a four-year doping ban after claiming that contaminated Gatorade gummies he received as part of a prize caused his positive test.
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Sports court upholds sprinter's 4-year doping ban, rejects 'recovery gummies' defense
The sprinter who claimed his positive test for a performance-enhancer came from eating contaminated “recovery gummies” has lost an appeal against his four-year ban.
By Desney Romeo PARAMARIBO — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the request of Surinamese sprinter Issamade Asinga to reduce or overturn his doping suspension imposed by World Athletics. The CAS announced this on its website Thursday (today). "After reviewing the evidence, the athlete has failed to demonstrate that it was more likely than not that the gummies he ingested prior to his anti-doping test were contaminated with GW1…
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