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WADA to examine length of Russell's doping ban after JADCO withdraws appeal |
09 May 2017 14:17 #341228
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The World Anti-Doping Agency is expected to take a decision on whether Andre Russell, the West Indian all-rounder, should be handed a longer ban for breaches related to whereabouts rule.
According to a Reuters report, The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) dropped an appeal against the original one-year ban levied on Russell on Monday (May
. JADCO were reportedly looking at extending the ban to two years.
"WADA has the right to take the matter elsewhere," JADCO Chairman Alexander Williams said in a press conference in Kingston. "That is up to them," he added.
Williams said that JADCO considered the legal opinion of Jamaica's Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte before arriving at the decision to not proceed with the appeal.
"We would have to explain to WADA the reasons for the appeal being withdrawn and I believe we are comfortable in our explanation," he said. However, he added that WADA could still file a case against Russell at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The all-rounder was banned for one year on January 31 after he couldn't file the required paperwork on his availability for testing on three occasions in 2015. As per the WADA rules, it pertains to a failed test.
Patrick Foster, the head of the all-rounder's legal team, said to Reuters that Russell's appeal against the ban had now been withdrawn.
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According to a Reuters report, The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) dropped an appeal against the original one-year ban levied on Russell on Monday (May
. JADCO were reportedly looking at extending the ban to two years."WADA has the right to take the matter elsewhere," JADCO Chairman Alexander Williams said in a press conference in Kingston. "That is up to them," he added.
Williams said that JADCO considered the legal opinion of Jamaica's Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte before arriving at the decision to not proceed with the appeal.
"We would have to explain to WADA the reasons for the appeal being withdrawn and I believe we are comfortable in our explanation," he said. However, he added that WADA could still file a case against Russell at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The all-rounder was banned for one year on January 31 after he couldn't file the required paperwork on his availability for testing on three occasions in 2015. As per the WADA rules, it pertains to a failed test.
Patrick Foster, the head of the all-rounder's legal team, said to Reuters that Russell's appeal against the ban had now been withdrawn.
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