Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco has accepted a two-month sanction for involuntarily violating anti-doping rules for forgetting to renew his bill for consuming methylphedinate, a banned substance prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.ADHD).
The substance was found in Verdasco’s urine at a checkup in February, as the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) reported this Wednesday.l Rio de Janeiro’s ATP Challenger (Brazil) .
“The actor admitted to the anti-doping rule violation and announced that he was diagnosed with ADHD and is legally using doping. methylphenidate“As prescribed medication to treat the condition under the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE),” the agency said.
However, Verdasco 38 years, forgot to renew the TUE when it expired. In fact, since then, the World Anti-Doping Agency and ITIA have renewed it without objection after carrying out the necessary checks.
ITIA “the player does not intend to cheat, your violation was unintentional and unintentional The organization that oversees the cleanliness of tennis said, “There is no significant fault or negligence.”
In this case, the sanction to be applied to the use of doping substances is reduced. from two years to two months.
The disqualification period began on the date of the penalty. temporary suspension It is at the player’s request and will expire on January 8, 2023.
Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant Approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.