Bobsleigher William Frullani provisionally suspended


The IOC has sanctioned Italian bobsleigher William Frullani for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.

 

From IOC: IOC sanctions Italian bobsleigher Frullani for failing anti-doping test at Sochi 2014 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that bobsleigher William Frullani of Italy has been excluded from the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Frullani, 34, tested positive on 18 February for methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine). The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Nawal El Moutawakel and Gunilla Lindberg, decided the following: I. The Athlete, Mr William Frullani, Italy, Bobsleigh: (i) is excluded from the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014; and (ii) shall have his Olympic identity and accreditation card cancelled immediately. II. The International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) is requested to consider any further action within its own competence. III. The Italian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision. IV. This decision shall enter into force immediately.

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