British Tennis Player Moore Given Four-year Doping Ban

British tennis subordinate Tara Moore has been banned for 4 years for a doping offence, contempt being cleared by an independent tribunal 18 months ago.

An entreaty by nan International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has been upheld by nan Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The four-year prohibition starts immediately, but will beryllium reduced by nan 19 months Moore was provisionally suspended erstwhile nan lawsuit first came to light.

The 32-year-old was Britain's apical classed women's doubles subordinate erstwhile she was provisionally banned successful May 2022 having tested affirmative for nandrolone and boldenone astatine a tourney successful nan Colombian superior Bogota nan erstwhile month.

But successful December 2023 an independent tribunal ruled contaminated nutrient was nan root of nan affirmative test, and that Moore "bore nary responsibility aliases negligence".

The British subordinate said she had suffered "19 months of mislaid clip and affectional distress", and that her estimation had been damaged arsenic a consequence of nan case.

She returned to nan circuit successful April 2024 and has played mostly connected nan ITF World Tour since.

Earnings for doubles players are meagre, though Moore did make it into nan main tie for Wimbledon and nan US Open past year, arsenic good arsenic for nan Australian Open this January.

But pursuing a proceeding successful March, this ruling from CAS intends she will not beryllium free to play again until nan commencement of nan 2028 season.

"After reviewing nan technological and ineligible evidence, nan mostly of nan CAS Panel considered that nan subordinate did not win successful proving that nan attraction of nandrolone successful her sample was accordant pinch nan ingestion of contaminated meat," nan Court said successful a media release.

"The sheet concluded that Ms Moore grounded to found that nan ADRV (Anti-Doping Rule Violation) was not intentional. The entreaty by nan ITIA is truthful upheld and nan determination rendered by nan Independent Tribunal is group aside."

Other than done a highly different procedural entreaty to nan Swiss courts, CAS' determination is binding connected each parties.

"For nan ITIA, each lawsuit is considered according to nan individual facts and circumstances," nan ITIA's main executive Karen Moorhouse said successful a statement.

"Our barroom for appealing a first lawsuit determination is high, and nan determination is not taken lightly.

"In this case, our independent technological proposal was that nan subordinate did not adequately explicate nan precocious level of nandrolone coming successful their sample. Today's ruling is accordant pinch this position.

"We understand that players and their support teams whitethorn person questions astir this decision, and we will reply these afloat erstwhile we person reviewed nan specifications of nan ruling."