British tennis player Tara Moore received a four -year anti -doping penalty on Tuesday by the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS).
Moore tested positive for Boldenone and Nandrolone anabolic steroids following a tournament in Colombia in April 2022. The 32 -year -old man was temporarily suspended at the time, but an independent court ruled in December 2023 that Moore did not have failed or negligence.
However, the case confirmed on Tuesday that it confirmed the call made by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Moore had made a trick, arguing that the presence of substances prohibited in his system was caused by food consumed in Colombia.
Moore, the double classified player n ° 1 in Great Britain when she was temporarily prohibited, will be subject to the prohibition of four years minus 19 months already served. It will no longer be eligible to compete before the start of the 2028 season.
“For ITIA, each case is considered according to individual facts and circumstances,” said Karen Moorhouse, CEO of ITIA. “Our bar to appeal to a first instance decision is high and the decision is not taken lightly.
“In this case, our independent scientific council was that the player did not adequately explain the high level of Nandrolone present in his sample. Today’s decision is in accordance with this position. We understand that players and their support teams can have questions about this decision, and we will answer it fully once we have examined the details of the decision.”
The suspension of Moore follows the n ° 1 world Jannik Sinner serving an anti -doping ban of three months earlier this year. The former IGA Swiatek n ° 1 of women served a suspension of a month after having tested positive for the prohibited substance of trimetazidine in August 2024.
Moore has mainly contributed to the ITF world tour since its return in April 2024.
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