Mexican triathlete Eder Mejía suspended for doping

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Eder Mejía has been banned for four years by the ITU, as he tested positive in a control after being second in a test

La ITU has announced which Eder Mejía Muñoz, a triathlete from Mexico, committed a infringement of the rules anti-doping. This occurred during a doping control in the America's Cup (ITU) of Peace 10 past March 2018 where he ended up at the second place.

La urine sample Mr. Mejía was sent for analysis to the Laboratory accredited by the AMA in Mexico where tested positive. In addition to the initial analysis that yields an atypical result, the sample was sent to the Laboratory accredited by the AMA of Montreal for GC / IRMS analysis. The analysis confirmed the exogenous origin of the compounds, Norandrosterone y Noretiocholanolone (or 19-Norandrosterone).

El 19-Norandrosterone It is classified as a endogenous anabolic androgenic steroid not specified according to Section S.1 1B of the List of Prohibitions of WADA and its use is forbidden both in competition and outside of it according to the ITU Anti-Doping Rules.

The 8 of August of 2018, the ITU sent the athlete a notification of this possible infraction. Temporarily suspending the athlete until the matter is resolved and provides the athlete with a large number of rights and disciplinary options, including the possibility of admit the infringement without delay of anti-doping rules.

Shortly thereafter, ITU received a duly signed Admission, Hearing Exemption and Consequences Acceptance Form, in which the athlete immediately admits the violation of anti-doping rules, renounce the analysis of his sample B and accept all consequences ordered by the ITU Anti-Doping Rules.

For this reason, the ITU considers it guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation. As a result, a period of four years of penalty to the athlete

All points obtained in the Copa America ITU 2018 and in the subsequent races until the 8 of August of 2018 will be disqualified with all the resulting consequences, including the loss of titles, prizes, medals, points and money of prizes and appearances.

Therefore, Mr. Mejia is suspended and will not be able to compete in any sport for four years. He will be free to resume the 8 contest of August of 2022.

The ITU is the world governing body of the sport of triathlon with more than 170 affiliated national federations around the world.

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