Former Commonwealth lightweight champion Philip Bowes has been handed a four-year ban from all sports by UKAD.
The Londoner tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine after an adverse finding was detected in a urine sample provided on 2 September 2020. This comes after the 37-year-old lost to Akeem. Ennis Brown for the Commonwealth and British title on the same night. .
In their statement, UKAD describes Ostarine as ‘a drug designed to have effects similar to testosterone’.
On 16 October 2020, UKAD charged Mr Bowes with breaching Article 2.1 of the UK Anti-Doping Rules.
While admitting an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), Mr. Bowes maintained that he did not knowingly violate the ADRV and stated that the presence of Ostarine in his Sample must have resulted from his ingestion of a contaminated supplement. pollution.
The National Anti-Doping Commission heard the case on July 15, 2021, before issuing their decision on August 5. The NADP subsequently imposed a four-year ineligibility period. This process will run from September 2, 2020 to September 1, 2024.
Speaking about the incident, UKAD Operations Director Pat Myhill said: “This incident serves as another reminder that athletes must be fully responsible for what they are putting into their bodies. The rules regarding banned substances are clear and unambiguous: athletes are always responsible for what is in their system.
While Mr. Bowes sought to assert his ADRV was not intentional and that he was a victim of pollution, the NADP, which reviewed his case, found he was unable to provide sufficient evidence to support this claim. . “
