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Stewart suspended until August 11, 2015
The FIM's disciplinary court has laid down the sanction after he tested positive for amphetamines in April this yearAmerican supercross star James Stewart can just about write off the 2015 season, with the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) suspending him from all competition until midnight on August 11 after he first tested positive for a prohibited substance (amphetamine) on April 12, 2014 during the AMA Supercross Championship.
The 16-month sanction by the FIM has been back dated to the date of the collection of the sample (April 12), but he'll still miss the 2015 AMA supercross title and a large chunk of the motocross one as well.
During the case, the CDI found that it was undisputable that Stewart had committed an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1 CAD which states in particular that “[i]t is each rider’s personal duty to ensure that no prohibited substance enters his or her body(…)”. The CDI further found that this was the first anti-doping rule violation recognised against Stewart.
In accordance with the FIM anti-doping code, the CDI ruled that Stewart is disqualified from all competitions in which he participated (including the four rounds of the 2014 AMA motocross series) subsequent to the collection of the sample, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
Stewart can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (Switzerland) within 21 days.
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