Ottawa – November 4, 2022 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Christine de Bruin, a bobsleigh athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during out-of-competition doping control on August 28, 2022, revealed the presence of SARM LGD-4033, a prohibited anabolic agent.
On October 21, 2022, the athlete signed an Early Admission and Acceptance Agreement, thereby admitting to the violation, waiving their right to a hearing, and accepting the asserted period of ineligibility and all other consequences. As a result, the otherwise applicable four-year period of ineligibility was reduced by one year in accordance with Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) rule 10.8.1. The athlete’s provisional suspension started September 28, 2022, and their sanction terminates on September 27, 2025.
During the sanction period, the athlete is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), including training with teammates.
In compliance with rule 8.4 of the CADP, the CCES’s file outcome summary can be found in the Canadian Sport Sanction Registry.
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