The newspaper “Yurydychna Praktyka” (Legal Practice) has published an article titled “A Dangerous Type of Dispute”, authored by the Managing Partner of AO “Juris Ferrum” Ganna Gnizdovska and attorney Nataliia Kyreieva.
The authors provide a detailed analysis of:
- what constitutes a violation of anti-doping rules (from the presence of a prohibited substance in a sample to prohibited association);
- the principle of “strict liability” of an athlete for any prohibited substance found in their body;
- types of sanctions and the conditions for their mitigation;
- practical recommendations on preserving and testing products that may have contained prohibited substances.
Key recommendations for athletes:
- to prove the absence of fault or negligence;
- to substantiate the insignificance of fault;
- to use the possibility of reducing sanctions through “substantial assistance” or voluntary admission.
The publication emphasizes that even careful and disciplined athletes may find themselves at the center of a doping dispute due to chance or an unfortunate combination of circumstances. The key to avoiding sanctions lies in maximum caution, thorough product verification, and strict compliance with testing rules.
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