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After a game last December, a player was randomly selected for doping tests. But the player left the room before doping controllers intervened.
– We preceded the National Sports Federation and the Doping Commission and suspended the player from our activities directly, says the then director of the club at the players’ club.
– For us, it was equivalent to a positive test.
The verdict came in January., and according to Tommy Forsgren, who is investigating doping cases for Swedish anti-doping, it was a simple decision.
– If it infects or rejects, we are based on the anabolic steroid penalty, and then the routine penalty is four years, says Forsgren.
The Swedish Basketball Association was informed.
– We did not act against the player and we have not been in contact with the player, but we spoke with the association and asked what happened, says the competition’s competition manager, Olle Lundén.
Swedish basketball He has had doping cases in the past, but then these were players who accidentally used medication or, as in one case, a hair removal agent, who has been classified for doping.
The suspension will not be lifted until January 15, 2024.
