The TAS cancels a doping penalty when it is found that the athlete ate contaminated meat
Jarrion Lawson tested positive in 2018 and was sanctioned with 4 years of suspension.
The Court of Sports Arbitration (TAS) annulled yesterday the doping suspension of the American jumper Jarrion Lawson after proving that his positive was due to the day before the competition ate contaminated meat in a restaurant.
With this decision, the TAS annuls the measures taken by the World Athletics Disciplinary Court, the international athletic federation, and excuses the American athlete.
CAS annuls the suspension of Jarrion Lawson
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He tested positive for epitrenbolone
The American was tested in June 2018 where he tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a steroid prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
He was sanctioned with 4 years of sports suspension on May 24, 2019
The CAS affirmed that the origin of the prohibited substance was due to the contaminated meat that it consumed in a restaurant the day before competing.
The CAS was unanimous in deciding that Jarrion Lawson, who continues to train at the University of Tennessee, was not at fault and the sanction was overturned.
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