
Explained: Why Jannik Sinner got 3-month ban when WADA handed six-year ban to figure skater in similar doping case?
FirstpostThe World Anti-Doping Agency has defended its decision to give Jannik Sinner a three-month ban while handing Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero a six-year suspension, despite both testing positive for the same substance. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner a much shorter three-month doping suspension compared to the six-year ban given to Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero, despite both cases involving the same banned substance - Clostebol. In contrast, in the Sinner case, the evidence clearly confirmed the athlete’s explanation as outlined in the first instance decision,” WADA told The Associated Press. Laura Barquero’s case Barquero, on the other hand, tested positive for Clostebol twice, first at the 2022 Winter Olympics and again in an out-of-competition test in January 2023.
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