Australian swimmer Shayna Jack banned for two years in doping case
- The 22-year-old Jack will be allowed to return to swimming soon before the start of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judge decided “Jack did not intentionally ingest ligandrol and considered that she had discharged her onus of proving that the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional.”
Jack tested positive for the anabolic agent ahead of the 2019 world championships. An Australian sports tribunal previously recommended a four-year ban before CAS took on the case.
“INNOCENT,” Jack wrote in a post on her Instagram account. “I have proven that I have NOT ever cheated, nor used prohibited substances intentionally or knowingly. ... Therefore, I accept this decision with a positive attitude and with gratitude that my career as a swimmer will resume next year.”
An appeal is now possible to a separate CAS panel. The World Anti-Doping Agency can choose to file a case seeking a longer ban.
The 22-year-old swimmer, a four-time medallist in relays at the 2017 world championships, cannot compete through July 11, 2021. The Tokyo Olympics open less than two weeks later.