IRISH BOXER SEAN Turner has been handed a 1-year suspension after being found guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation.
The Drimnagh BC super heavyweight, who won the national senior title earlier this year, violated Article 2.4 of the Anti-Doping Rules by failing on three occasions to give his whereabouts by the required deadline within an 18-month period.
His case was heard by a disciplinary panel, which took into account that it may not have been deliberate but stressed the importance for strict adherence to the rules. It also noted that the athlete did in all cases later give his whereabouts – just after the deadline had passed.
A statement released today by The Irish Sports Council and the Irish Amateur Boxing Association reads:
“The Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has determined that boxer Sean Turner has committed an anti-doping rule violation. Mr Turner admitted to the panel a violation of Article 2.4 of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules by failing on three occasions within eighteen (18) months to return whereabouts details by the required deadline.”
It is the first case of its kind in Ireland and although Turner has been banned for a year, it is dated from Match 13 of this year, meaning his results in the National Championships still stand.
The hearing was held under Article 8 (Disciplinary Process) of the Rules and this announcement is made pursuant to Article 15 (Public Disclosure) of the Rules.
Rule 2.4.1 states: An Athlete shall be deemed to have committed an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.4 if he or she commits a total of three (3) Whereabouts Failures, which may be any combination of Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests adding up to three (3) in total, within any eighteen (18) month period, irrespective of which AntiDoping Organisation has declared each of the Whereabouts Failures in question
Turner is currently unavailable for comment.
Congratulations to Kerry….If only Fungie was around to see it…
Congratulations from a Dub. Can’t wait to see Dublin and Kerry go at it again in the Champo. Hopefully it happens and happens in the final.
@Thomas Quinn: agreed. Always happy to see Kerry won silverware so long as it’s not at Dublin’s expense
@my name: how is Kerry winning the league not at Dublin’s (and every other team in the divisions) expense. Did Dublin win the league too? Congrats :-D
@Thomas Quinn: Competition is a joke. Meaningless.
Well 2020 is even stranger now wicklow promoted to div 3
Mup wickla
@Alan Carthy: Some going by Limerick to win the division with a zero score difference
@G: and wicklow +39 lol
Bit of a damp squib with Donegal leaving their key players at home ahead of next weeks championship outing against Tyrone.
@Justin Gillespie: well that it may have been but the correct decision obviously with the big game next weekend & safe from relegation. Imagine fielding a strong team & lad’s getting injured for nothing really, the manager would have finger’s pointed for sure so sound decision
@Noel Doherty: do people not want to win the league? Why bother play it so and just set a longer period for club players
@Justin Gillespie: Joke to be fair
Ref was a disgrace. Both those goals started in an offside position. Were is var when u need it.
@john s: offside position
What the f eck are you on about you flute
@john s: Loads of knock ons and forward passes not picked up by the TMO. Shocking stuff.
@Cian Nolan: Serious amount of handball too. Can’t understand how both sides got away with it?
@Gerard Martin: up th4 kingdom
@Ger Lyons: every time
@Cian Nolan: Numerous hand ball incidents not picked up..
Big win, heavy defeat.
Could this be fungi who was washed up in Donegal this morning ?
Sadness as dolphin washed up on West Donegal beach
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