Prohibited substance cases under FEI anti-doping rules

The FEI has announced new adverse analytical findings (AAF) involving prohibited substances under both the equine and human anti-doping rules.

The equine cases involve *Banned Substances under the FEI’s Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMRs).

In the first case, the athlete has been provisionally suspended until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision. The horse has been provisionally suspended for two months from the date of notification (26 March 2020).

Horse: Easy Boy 23 (FEI ID 105AF89/ESA)
Person Responsible: Joaquin Albisu (FEI ID 10161938/ARG)
Event: CSIO4* - Wellington FL (USA), 25.02-01.03.2020
Prohibited Substance(s): Boldenone, Boldienone, Boldenone Undecylenate

The two following cases involve the same athlete whose two horses tested positive to the same Prohibited Substance following sample collection at the same event. The athlete has been provisionally suspended as of the date of notification (21 April 2020) until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision. The horses have been provisionally suspended for two months from the date of notification.

Horse: Linkin Park (FEI ID 105RH03/MEX)
Person Responsible: Nicolas Pizarro (FEI ID 10002381/MEX)
Event: CSI2* - San Miguel de Allende (MEX), 12-15.03.2020
Prohibited Substance(s): Ractopamine

Horse: Come Back (FEI ID 104SH43/MEX)
Person Responsible: Nicolas Pizarro (FEI ID 10002381/MEX)
Event: CSI2* - San Miguel de Allende (MEX), 12-15.03.2020
Prohibited Substance(s): Ractopamine

Three AAFs have also been notified under the FEI Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes (ADRHA).

In the first case the athlete has been provisionally suspended from the date of notification (2 April 2020) until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision.

Athlete: Abraham Gaspar Ojeda Serrano (FEI ID 10012274/MEX)
Event: Out of Competition
Date of sample collection: 04.06.2019
Prohibited Substance: Clenbuterol

In the two following cases the athletes have not been provisionally suspended as the Prohibited Substances are Specified Substances.

Athlete: Signe Kirk Kristiansen (FEI ID 10137871/DEN)
Event: CDIO3*-NC - Wellington FL (USA), 11-15.03.2020
Prohibited Substance: Bis-4-cyano-phenyl-methanol (Letrozole metabolite)
Date of sample collection: 13.03.2020
Date of notification: 28.04.2020

Athlete: Mohamed Talaat (FEI ID 10021782/EGY)
Event: African Games-S - Rabat (MAR), 20.08.2019 – 24.08.2019
Prohibited Substance: Cannabinoides/THC (11-nor-9-carboxy-delta9-tétrahydrocannabinol)

Details on these cases can be found here.