Simona Halep again suspected of doping

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Provisionally suspended for doping since October 2022, Romania’s Simona Halep is suspected of a new violation of the International Federation’s anti-doping policy, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Friday. The biological pport (ABP) of the former world number one – an electronic file compiling the results of the anti-doping tests and the biological profile of the athlete – presents irregularities, according to the ITI;

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Its interesting that ITIA find this irregularity only now, since has passed already a couple of months since Halep was been forced on the bench.... why they pulled this stuff from their poket only now, or interestingly, exactly a few weeks after she complaints publically that she doesnt gets a fair and faster trial!?

And her trial kept being postponed and postponed, and she dindnt had the chance to present her case/proofs for her presumably innocence.

I bet if would have been a player from western countries, this would have been settled faster in a way or another.

Frustrating, yeah, im romanian, i support my country girl, i belive in her innocence, and ofc it could jurn turn that i was deceived by her, but for now, i belive her side of the story.

Theres plenty of ppl who hate or dislike her and that wanna that she get to be dragged in the dirt.
Im not one of them, come on SuperSimo!
 
It's professional sport. Big business. Everyone high-enough up the food chain dopes, and is also made to look like they anti-dope at the same time. It's just another part of the great circus act we get to watch every week, in tennis or any other pro sport. I wish the control structures would come clean about it just as much as anyone else, but doing so apparently doesn't fit the business model. Not super surprising, and it is what it is.
 
Sometennisfan said:
Its interesting that ITIA find this irregularity only now, since has passed already a couple of months since Halep was been forced on the bench.... why they pulled this stuff from their poket only now, or interestingly, exactly a few weeks after she complaints publically that she doesnt gets a fair and faster trial!?
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Because she was going the contamination route, when everybody knows the substance they found in the first place cannot be there by accident. She needs to be taught a lesson.
 
Was reading this earlia today and it sucks for her but I still (somewhat naively maybe) believe she's innocent whilst also being guilty. I don't think SHE directly took any illegal substances but I think maybe her team gave her something and told her it was fine when it wasn't and she found out later and pulled out of tournaments because of it and was later banned.
 
H22 fan said:
Because she was going the contamination route, when everybody knows the substance they found in the first place cannot be there by accident. She needs to be taught a lesson.
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You do assumptions without proofs!

Sharapova and Errani admited or not contested their ban, but Halep since the begining and till now she kept declaring her innocence, why would she (her team) keep doing that, if their werent certain of it?

Halep & co could realize or they are smart enough to know that if she was really (intentionally) dopping, they couldnt get away with their lies.
They would had admitted, with shame, if things were true, i belive!

But she keep persisting in her declaration that she is innocent, cause (i belive) she knows she didnt cheat!

"now that we have clearly established that i have been victim of contamination"

This is in her latest post, it just words throwed without no substance from her or she is certain of what she saying?

Its very intriguing what she saying.

If is true what she saying, she is innocent, but she proofing innocence will make the accuser look bad, how can they be mistaken, They?!

That would explain a bit the multiple postponings of her trial, they didnt had enough/soundly proof of her unlawful deed?, and kept trying to find stronger case against her, stronger proof?, i say this having in mind that from her part, she was ready/or from months ago she keep saying she want the trial to take place already (she having proof of her innocence ready), but that didnt happen.

Its personal for them, they had her bio passport from the beginning, why just now, when she about (by her words) proof her innocence, why they bring new accusation, acussation which is a vague one, which dont even say something concrete!

Things are very shady...

I may be conspiratorial or trying to analyze from psychologically pov all this story, but without concrete proof from one side or another (or Halep to be let to proof her innocence) and cause of all this prolongment of her case, without a definitive pronuncement, what can you do...
 
I didn't want to believe this when I first heard it, as I really like(d) her. However at this point it is pretty impossible to deny. Sad.

And so ironic when for years Simona fans were screaming that she was denied an additional French Open by Maria the doper.
 
Sometennisfan said:
Sharapova and Errani admited or not contested their ban, but Halep since the begining and till now she kept declaring her innocence, why would she (her team) keep doing that, if their werent certain of it?
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This is true, but keep in mind the situations are vastly different. Sharapova was knowingly ingesting her drug for years under the pretense it helped her asthma(?) or something and it was perfectly legal, until it wasn’t. It was a very cut and dry situation. Errani’s was also the same, very easy situation where she said she ingested on accident, plus she only got like 2 months. It was only extended because the Italians forced an extension.

Halep has been hit with not one, but two accusations. Both of them are much more serious than whatever Sharapova or Errani were hit with. At her age, this is career ending if she’s found guilty. Anybody would be scrambling and doing everything they can to prove innocence.
 
If you do the search forum tool there are some good posts on the topic of blood passports. I wrote this in the past:

"EPO is blood doping, and it works well for stamina and endurance not really idea for muscular build. HGH helps with recovery, eliminating fat, and muscle growth along with anabolic steroids. I don't think the latter is always idea for Tennis. Andy Murray got quite big (not accusing of PED's) and had mixed results. Many great players had slim and lean builds as Nole and Lendl. EPO and various Stimulants are likely more abused than HGH and Steroids. Nikethamide which Cilic once tested for is ideal since it's a stimulant helps with increase lung capacity and oxygen levels. In fact, too many muscles may increase injury risks and decrease flexibility.

There are blood passports that keep a history of player blood levels if elevated and abnormal T levels and RBC are found this can be an indication of doping. The key thing is random blood testing done year-round. In addition, WADA looks out for masking agents that are designed to conceal doping. Ideally, they look for abnormalities and not just banned substances since many "designer drugs" won't be detected."

If there was manufacturing contamination that resulted in her positive test for "Roxadustat" there would be a product liability claim against the manufacturer. If there
was negligence by her team she would terminate them and could take action against them. In fact, she has multiple causes of action against multiple defendants if she was a victim of "contamination." We'll see what happens and if she does take the appropriate steps in "clearing her name."
 
I guess with ITIA it’s guilty until proven innocent. Sad to see this new development. I’m also ”naively“ believing she’s innocent, because I like her determination and fight in matches. She also does a lot of charity work with children including having her own foundation.
 
Halep's response is very genuine. Her blood was tested by 3 other world renowned experts who found nothing wrong yet ITIA found something abnormal.
She is being railroaded.
 
a10best said:
Halep's response is very genuine. Her blood was tested by 3 other world renowned experts who found nothing wrong yet ITIA found something abnormal.
She is being railroaded.
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There are always experts who can be found to support one sides claim. Ever watch a trial, prosecution experts and defense experts have completely different opinions based on the side they are representing.
 
Pass750 said:
There are always experts who can be found to support one sides claim. Ever watch a trial, prosecution experts and defense experts have completely different opinions based on the side they are representing.
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Dude I'm in the US. Only a 13 yr old wouldn't know that. And she's not in court.
So you're on the side of believing ALL abnormalities in blood means an illegal substance?
Are there not extremely rare medical cases, like 10 out of 300 million, that do occur in the world?
If she's lying she's doubling down and learned some acting.
 
a10best said:
Dude I'm in the US. Only a 13 yr old wouldn't know that. And she's not in court.
So you're on the side of believing ALL abnormalities in blood means an illegal substance?
Are there not extremely rare medical cases, like 10 out of 300 million, that do occur in the world?
If she's lying she's doubling down and learned some acting.
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See Lance Armstrong. Cheaters lie too.
 
I think a lot of people have a natural knack for acting. There are many hollywood actors who didn't study acting or have any experience before becoming huge stars.
And tennis players don't have time to audition for movies and work on movie sets, so she may be a top notch actress and just didn't have time to make a hollywood career out of it.
Or like many people, she never knew she had a knack for acting, because she never needed to act until now....
 
a10best said:
Halep's response is very genuine. Her blood was tested by 3 other world renowned experts who found nothing wrong yet ITIA found something abnormal.
She is being railroaded.
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they way i see it if she knew she was innocent she could sue the ITIA for keeping her off the tour for so long... but shes not is she lol :unsure:
 
big ted said:
regardless shes missing tournaments, prize money, and endorsements.. if shes innocent all along she should be compensated
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Sure she'll ask for a compensation if she prove her innocence. Have to wait for another month to know.

A fan has asked Patrick Mouratoglou why can't the lawyers do anything to stop this illegal practice of the ITIA, he replied that is because it's not a legal process, it's entirely under an arbitration.
 
big ted said:
they way i see it if she knew she was innocent she could sue the ITIA for keeping her off the tour for so long... but shes not is she lol :unsure:
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You don’t understand how arbitration works. There’s a reason players across the sporting world are rarely subjecting their teams and their sports’ governing bodies to lawsuits.
 
Halep can still seek action against the manufacturer of the product which she alleges had contamination of Roxadustat which resulted in the positive test. The ITIA still hasn't given her the hearing date to be reviewed by an "independent" jury as they need more time for both charges to presented together. If she loses, she can seek an appeal within the ITIA process. If this is non-binding arbitration she surely can seek relief through the regular court system for Review of Judicial Intervention. If it's binding arbitration she has more difficulty and will likely need to show cause and see if there are grounds to vacate under the Federal Arbitration Act.

In Fairness, she still hasn't had her hearing yet with the independent panel of jurors. However, surprised no action taken against the product manufacturer for the alleged "contamination" and false positive. The SOL still allows for more time, so we'll see what happens.
 
Sometennisfan said:
Sharapova and Errani admited or not contested their ban, but Halep since the begining and till now she kept declaring her innocence, why would she (her team) keep doing that, if their werent certain of it?
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The thing with Sharapova is that meldonium was not added to the list of banned substances until the start of 2016, and it was at the 2016 Australian Open where she tested positive for it. Not really comparable to Halep's situation.
 
big ted said:
they way i see it if she knew she was innocent she could sue the ITIA for keeping her off the tour for so long... but shes not is she lol :unsure:
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I don't think legal action against ITIA works that way which is why they can delay the hearing as long as they want like she committed a quadruple murder.
I doubt she can prove she was innocent too. How much of the illegal substance did Halep have in her blood?
 
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