The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will decide on his appeal after a double session held this February. “This hearing allowed me to expose my situation and defend my innocence. My confidence in the importance of the truth remains intact. I hope to regain my position on the tennis courts,” said the Romanian. Simona Halep 32 years, after his case is ready for sentencing.
He went to Lausanne, to the CAS headquarters, to defend his innocence, try to cancel or reduce his four-year doping suspension, between the positive anti-doping test at the US Open 2022 and the suspicions of specialists in a passport. irregular biological.
A court independent of Tennis Integrity Unit, meeting at the end of June in London, he indicated that he should stay out of tennis until October 2026 for violating anti-doping rules. He has been separated from this sport since October 7, 2022.
Halep tested positive for roxadustat, a molecule that stimulates the production of red blood cells, which is classified in EPO of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It is usually prescribed against anemia.
Former world No. 1, champion at Roland Garros (2018) and Wimbledon (2019), the Romanian uses a contaminated supplement, which does not contain the risk that happened later in the recipe.
In fact, he filed a complaint in the New York courts against the Quantum Nutritionwhich operates as Schinoussa Superfoods, whose products Simona Halep is said to have used.
He maintains that he is the victim of negligence by Quantum Nutrition, a Canadian company for which he is seeking more than $10 million in damages, for ruining his professional career and causing public embarrassment.
“I really believe that the truth will come to light and that I will be on track soon,” he said. Simona Halep. “I can’t say more because I have to wait for the CAS decision. That’s when I can offer more information.” The case filed in New York gives more clues about his intentions, pending what CAS rules on appealing the four-year sentence.
His coach at the time, the French Patrick Mouratoglousupports his former student’s theory, publicly regretting that members of his academy recommended the product to the tennis player.
Source: La Verdad
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