The excellent tennis player, who was even first in the world rankings, will not be able to play for a while because the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) was found in a urine sample.
Iga Swiatek (2nd WTA) is suspended one month after failing a doping test. Polish, who was even in first place in the world rankings accepted the sanction after the banned substance trimetazidine was detected in a study. According to the investigation carried out by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), it was a contaminated medication that the athlete consumed. The European has been provisionally suspended since September 12, which is why she missed three championships on the women’s circuit. He also lost the money he had won in Cincinnati, a post-test competition that led to his punishment.
“The ITIA recognized that the positive result was due to contamination of a regulated over-the-counter medicine (melatonin), manufactured and sold in Poland, which the player had been taking since time difference and sleep problems and therefore the violation was unintentional. “This happened after interviews with the player and her environment, investigations and analyzes carried out by two WADA-accredited laboratories,” they said in a statement.
“As to the level of fault of the player, the contaminated product being an over-the-counter medicine regulated in the country of origin and purchase of the player and taking into account all the circumstances of its use (and other cases of contaminated products under the Anti-World Cup Doping Code), The player’s level of fault was considered to be at the lower end of the “absence of significant fault or negligence” range. they add in the same letter.
In this sense, they specify that the sanction was accepted by the athlete. “The ITIA offered Swiatek a one-month suspension and, on November 27, 2024, the tennis player, currently number two in the women’s singles rankings, formally admitted the ADRV and accepted the sanction. The tennis player was provisionally suspended from September 12 to October 4, so she missed three tournaments, which is taken into account for the sanction, and she has eight days left to play. In addition, the tennis player will also lose the prize money from the Cincinnati Open, the tournament that will take place immediately after the test,” they specify.
Finally, they talk about how the research process took place. “The player provided an out-of-competition urine sample on August 12, 2024, which tested positive for TMZ at low levels. On September 12, 2024, the ITIA provided the Player with advance notification of an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance in a Player’s Sample) or Article 2.2 (use of a prohibited substance without valid therapeutic use) of the TADP. authorization (AUT). The sample was divided into samples A and B and laboratory analysis determined that sample A contained TMZ, which is prohibited by TADP, under the category of hormonal and metabolic modulators (section S4 (4.4) of the List of Prohibited Substances 2024). Subsequent analysis of sample B confirmed the results of sample A,” they say.
Source: Latercera
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