Sport
Veronica Campbell-Brown cleared of doping because of testing flaws – CAS
CAS found that Campbell-Brown established a “credible” possibility that her positive test resulted from Jamaica’s failure to comply with the international standards for partial sample testing.
The court said the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association “has persistently failed to comply” with the global standards.
“That systematic and knowing failure is deplorable and gives rise to the most serious concerns about the overall integrity of the JAAA’s anti-doping processes,” the ruling said.
Among the mistakes listed in Campbell-Brown’s case:
– the sample was not sealed in a special-purpose partial collection container.
– the partial sample was left in an unsealed container with a lid containing a small spout.
– the sample stayed in possession of the athlete, not the doping control team.
– when Campbell-Brown was ready to give another sample, she was told to use the same container, rather than a new one.
