Simona Halep received four years of disqualification for dopingafter testing positive for roxadustat at the 2022 US Open, and the head of the International Tennis Integrity Agency wanted to get a message across.

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The head of ITIA welcomes the decision on the suspension of Simona Halep

Following the announcement of the decision made by the independent Sport Resolution Tribunal in the case of Simona Halep, the head of the ITIA expressed her reaction in which she wanted to welcome the suspension decision.

“After a complex and rigorous hearing process, we welcome the decision of the independent court.

The volume of evidence that the tribunal had to consider in both the roxadustat case and the biopassport case was substantial.

The ITIA followed the appropriate procedures, as it would with any person, under the World Anti-Doping Rules, fulfilling the purpose and responsibility of upholding the principle of fair competition.

We understand the significant public interest in these cases and are committed to remaining as transparent as possible, and the full decision will be released in due course,” Karen Moorhouse told the official ITIA website.

Know:

  • The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.
  • Simona’s case was heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent tribunal in London that hears doping cases in white sport.
  • Simone has only one appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

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