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Tara Moore: doping case, ban and appeal
Serving ban CAS imposed a four year ban on 15 July 2025, with credit for provisional suspension already served.
Ban length4 years (CAS, 15 July 2025). The first instance tribunal had imposed no ineligibility.
Start15 July 2025
Violation
Presence of prohibited substances: boldenone and nandrolone, in a sample collected in April 2022 at the Copa Colsanitas tournament in Bogota1
Results disqualified
Not stated in the CAS release
Appeals
- Independent Tribunal (first instance), 22 December 2023: No Fault or NegligenceThe tribunal accepted she bore no fault or negligence. She argued the substances came from eating meat in Colombia.1
- CAS (appeal by ITIA), 15 July 2025: UpheldA majority of the panel found she had not shown that her nandrolone concentration was consistent with eating contaminated meat, or that the violation was unintentional. It set aside the tribunal decision and imposed four years from 15 July 2025 with credit for any provisional suspension served.1
Sources
- Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS upholds appeal by ITIA against Tara Moore, CAS media release 10298 (15 July 2025)