Italian MotoGP Rider Banned For Four Years
November 16, 2020The Italian MotoGP Rider Andreas Iannone has lost his appeal at CAS and has been banned for four years after testing positive for a steroid.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced its decision in the appeal arbitration procedures between the Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone, the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Andrea Iannone and WADA filed separate appeals at CAS against the decision rendered by the FIM International Disciplinary Court dated 31 March 2020 in which Andrea Iannone was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) (presence of Drostanolone, a anabolic steroid featured on the 2019 WADA Prohibited List) and an 18-month period of ineligibility was imposed on him.
The CAS Panel rejected the appeal filed by Andrea Iannone and upheld the appeal filed by WADA.
As a consequence, the decision rendered by the FIM International Disciplinary Court has been set aside and replaced with the following new decision:
- Andrea Iannone is sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of four years commencing on 17 December 2019.
- All competitive results obtained by Andrea Iannone from and including 1 November 2019 through the commencement of his suspension are disqualified, with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.