The Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco he has accepted a two-month ban for an involuntary anti-doping rule violationby forgetting to renew the receipt to consume a prohibited substance, methylfedinatewhich is prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
As reported on Wednesday by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), the substance appeared in Verdasco’s urine during a control he was subjected to in February at the ATP Challenger in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
“The player admitted to the anti-doping rule violation and explained that he had been diagnosed with ADHD and that he legitimately used methylphenidate.as a drug prescribed to treat the condition, pursuant to a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE),” the Agency said.
But Verdasco, 38, forget to renew the TUE when it expires. In fact, it has since been renewed by the World Anti-Doping Agency and ITIA without objection, after doing the necessary tests.
“The ITIA accepts that the player did not intend to cheat, that his breach was unintentional and unintentional.” and he has no significant fault or negligence for this,” said the body that oversees tennis’ cleanliness.
In these circumstances, the penalty that can be applied for the consumption of doping substances is reduced from two years to two months. The period of ineligibility began on the date of the player’s voluntary temporary suspension and It ends on January 8, 2023. Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Source: La Verdad
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