Triathlete provisionally suspended under anti-doping rules after astonishing IRONMAN victory
Mexico’s Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez has been provisionally suspended from triathlon competition below anti-doping guidelines following his unbelievable victory at IRONMAN Texas earlier this one year.
The 25-one year-venerable Rodriguez Hernandez actually hit the swim/bike/trot headlines in April when working a good wanting 2:34:14 marathon en path to a shock victory at IRONMAN Texas.
He became then provided a financial bonus by Venture Roth organisers last month to interrupt the two:30 marathon trace in a lengthy-course triathlon. But he became a unimaginative withdrawal from the classic in Germany, citing private reasons.
ITA initiate relate
On Tuesday (August 6) the news came out of the Global Testing Agency (ITA) that Rodriguez Hernandez had returned an Harmful Analytical Finding for Clomifene (S4. Hormone and Metabolic Modulators). The sample became composed throughout an in-competition take a look at at that IRONMAN Texas escape on April 27.
The ITA relate confirmed that Rodriguez Hernandez has been notified of the case, and has been provisionally suspended pursuant to Article 7.4.2 of the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Principles (IRONMAN ADR).
Rodriguez Hernandez requested the opening and prognosis of the B-sample, which confirmed the end result of the A-sample. The athlete also challenged the imposition of the Provisional Suspension.
What occurs subsequent
The ITA has asserted an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as per Article 2.1 and/or Article 2.2 of the IRONMAN ADR. The case can be referred to the Global Hearing Panel, which is IRONMAN’s first occasion panel as per Article 8 of the IRONMAN ADR, to withhold a listening to on the case.
Rodriguez Hernandez responded to the news of his provisional suspension being made public by releasing a relate, which you are going to be ready to read in paunchy by clicking here.
Written by
Graham Shaw
Graham has been intelligent with TRI247 & RUN247 for the rationale that summer season of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is raring on the enlighten of triathlon as a fan sport.
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