The World Anti -Doping Agency (Wada) explains why Jannik Sinner received a three -month disqualification, lower than that inflicted on the Spanish ice skater Laura of six years. Both Sinner and Barquero were found positive for the clostebol, substance prohibited by the world code. “In the event of Sinner, the tests clearly confirmed the athlete’s explanation as outlined in the first instance decision (Itia, ed)”, explains Wada in a note sent to the AP news agency following the criticisms moved by the Spanish media The difference in treatment between the number 1 of world tennis and the Spanish athlete, a Barquero was positive for the first time at the clostebol during the winter Olympic games of 2022 e Again in January 2023 in an out of competition test carried out by the Federation of competence, the ISU. As Wada explains, “the six -year disqualification had been granted and signed by Wada, ISU and by the athlete and if barquer had not agreed with the proposed sanction, it would not have been obliged to sign the termination agreement of the case and was free to carry on the case for the hearing at the TAS ».
The World Anti -Doping Agency has formally withdrawn its appeal to the refereeing court of Sport of Lausanne by claiming to have accepted the athlete’s explanation on the cause of the violation and that Sinner did not intend to cheat. The explanation of Sinner, 23 years old from Sesto Pusteria and who will be able to return to playing from 5 May, was linked to the fact that the traces of clostebol found in his champion, were due to a double full-Body massage without gloves made by the physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi previously.
Naldi, subsequently exonerated, had used the trophodermin, a drug with healing and antiseptic qualities, after cutting a finger. Barquero on social media published several stories that drew attention to the discrepancy in the punishment given to her and Sinner. “It is a disproportionate penalty that meant the end of my career – wrote the 23 -year -old Madrid skater who competed in pairs together with the Italian Marco Zandron -. I believe it is a clear example of the failures of the system. I don’t really know what happened but I have to take the consequences, accept current regulations and face sanctions that are sometimes extremely disproportionate ».
Djokovic about Sinner: “Many think there have been favorisms”
“Jannik will have a three -month suspension due to some errors and negligence of some members of his team, who are still working on the circuit. This is also something that I personally and many other players we find strange”. In Doha, where today he made his debut in double with Verdasco waiting to face caps in singles tomorrow, Novak Djokovic says hers on the Sinner case after the agreement with Wada for positivity to the clostebol. “I spoke with several players, not only in the last few days but also in the previous months – reveals – most of them are not satisfied with how the entire procedure went and does not think it was right. Many believe they were there Favoritismi “. The former number one in the world believes that the status of the players can condition the outcome of the processes and recalls the examples of Simona Halep, Tara Moore “and other players who are perhaps less known, who have fought for years to solve their cases Or that they have been suspended for a long time. From Djokovic the hope to combine the efforts to “try to find a more effective way to manage these processes. Some cases are transparent, others are not and at this moment there is a lack of general trust from tennis players, both men and Women, towards Wada and Itia “.