The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has contested the ruling that absolved world No. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner of any wrongdoing after failing two doping tests. Sinner tested positive for clostebol twice in March but was cleared by an independent panel. However, WADA deems this decision “incorrect” and seeks a suspension “lasting between one and two years.”
WADA has filed an appeal against the verdict that exonerated top-ranked tennis star Jannik Sinner of negligence or fault following two failed doping tests. Sinner’s March 2024 tests revealed the presence of clostebol, a banned performance-enhancing steroid listed under Section S1 of WADA’s Prohibited List. An independent tribunal had previously cleared the Italian of any misconduct.
But WADA has now launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, contesting that “the finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ was not correct under the applicable rules” and calling for Sinner to be suspended for one to two years.
A WADA statement said: “The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that on Thursday 26 September, it lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Italian tennis player, Jannik Sinner, who was found by an independent tribunal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to bear no fault or negligence having twice tested positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024.
“It is WADA’s view that the finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ was not correct under the applicable rules. WADA is seeking a period of ineligibility of between one and two years. WADA is not seeking a disqualification of any results, save that which has already been imposed by the tribunal of first instance.
