Posted: June 6, 2007

Drugs in Sport: Duathlete Commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation

(Ottawa, Ontario – June 5, 2007) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Shari Boyle, a duathlon athlete, committed an anti-doping rule violation. The violation occurred as a result of an attempted out-of-competition doping control in Toronto, Ontario on March 20, 2007. At the time of the attempted test, Ms. Boyle was serving a one-year sanction for the use of ephedrine. Ms. Boyle’s most recent anti-doping rule violation was a result of her failure, after being notified, to submit to sample collection. Failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification constitutes an anti-doping rule violation under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) and the World Anti-Doping Code. In response to the CCES’ notification, Ms. Boyle exercised her right under the rules of the CADP to a hearing before an independent arbitrator for a final determination. The independent arbitrator determined that Ms Boyle’s conduct during the attempted sample collection session constitutes an anti-doping rule violation. A sanction of two years sport ineligibility and permanent ineligibility for federal sport funding was imposed. The sanction will start at the completion of the one-year sanction Ms. Boyle is currently serving. These two sanctions will be served continuously up to and including September 3, 2009. A copy of the independent arbitrator’s decision is available on the website of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (www.adrsportred.ca). The CCES is an independent, national, non-profit organization. Our mission, to foster ethical sport for all Canadians, is carried out through research, promotion, education, detection and deterrence, as well as through programs and partnerships with other organizations.