Athletics athlete determined to be at No Fault or Negligence for presence in sample
Press Release
This article is written in English with a French translation underneath.
6 October 2016 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Shawnacy Barber, an athletics athlete, was determined to be at No fault or Negligence for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during in-competition doping control on July 9, 2016, revealed the presence of cocaine.
In response to the CCES’ notification of the adverse analytical finding, Mr. Barber promptly admitted the anti-doping rule violation and a hearing was held to determine the appropriate sanction. Arbitrator Dumoulin determined that the athlete was able to successfully establish that he was at No Fault or Negligence; therefore, the otherwise applicable period of ineligibility for the violation was eliminated.
A copy of the full decision can be found at www.crdsc-sdrcc.ca.
The CCES is an independent, national, not-for profit organization with a responsibility to administer the Canadian Anti-Doping Program. Under the CADP rules, the CCES announces publicly every anti-doping rule violation. We recognize that true sport can make a great difference for individuals, communities and our country. We are committed to working collaboratively to activate a values-based and principle-driven sport system; protecting the integrity of sport from the negative forces of doping and other unethical threats; and advocating for sport that is fair, safe and open to everyone.
