{"id":297083,"date":"2023-10-25T07:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297083"},"modified":"2023-10-25T07:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:24:44","slug":"simona-halep-files-appeal-with-cas-against-four-year-doping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/simona-halep-files-appeal-with-cas-against-four-year-doping-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Simona Halep files appeal with CAS against four-year doping ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former world number one Simona Halep has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her four-year ban from competition for breaking anti-doping rules.<\/p>\n
The 2019 Wimbledon singles champion was suspended by an International Tennis Integrity Agency tribunal in September, having been provisionally suspended in October 2022 after returning a positive test for the banned substance Roxadustat.<\/p>\n
The tribunal ruled that the 32-year-old Romanian had committed intentional anti-doping run violations with reference to two charges, but she has now lodged an appeal with CAS for that finding to be overturned.<\/p>\n
If the ban is upheld it means she will not be free to compete again until October 2026, by which time she will be 35 years old.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued at the time of the ban, Halep said she had \u201cnever knowingly or intentionally used any prohibited substance.\u201d<\/p>\n
CAS has not given a timeframe for the appeal to be considered, but noted that she would be free to appeal the court\u2019s decision via the Swiss Federal Tribunal if it is unfavourable.<\/p>\n