Former German national hockey player Yannick Seidenberg after an appeal, the disqualification period for anti-doping rule violations was reduced, according to the website of the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
In November 2023, Seidenberg was suspended for four years for anti-doping rule violations. The decision was made by the German Court of Arbitration for Sport in connection with the discovery of prohibited levels of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in the athlete’s analysis. As stated in the case, these illegal substances were prescribed by a doctor.
Seidenberg is 40 years old, his disqualification period was counted from September 14, 2022, the hockey player’s last club was Red Bull Munich.
— The World Anti-Doping Agency, the German National Anti-Doping Agency and the athlete have reached a settlement agreement under which the athlete will be sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations with a period of ineligibility of four years, starting from the 14 March. , 2022. The start date of ineligibility was initially pushed back 6 months due to non-athlete related delays. However, the period of ineligibility has been suspended for 12 months. Thus, the athlete will have the right to participate in all events and competitions from March 14, 2025, the press release specifies.
The hockey player played for the German team at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. The team won silver medals at the tournament, losing to the Russian national team in the final match (3:4 OT).
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