The German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has proposed a four-year ban for German record sprinter Owen Ansah. The 25-year-old athlete from Hamburger SV (HSV) allegedly violated Article 2.3 of the National Anti-Doping Code by refusing or failing to provide a sample.
Ansah has claimed that a doping controller requested a sample outside of his designated time window.
The proposed sanction includes the annulment of all competition results starting from July 9. This would encompass Ansah's German championship titles in both the 100 and 200 meters.
Sanction details and legal options
If Ansah accepts the proposed sanction, the duration of the ban will automatically be reduced to three years.
Ansah has a 20-day deadline to either accept the NADA sanction or bring the case before the German Sports Arbitration Court (Deutsches Sportschiedsgericht).
Ansah is currently not suspended and could potentially compete in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
In June, Ansah improved the German 100-meter record to 9.98 seconds.
I am mega keen to run. I am very happy that I can represent Germany.
— Owen Ansah
Updates
NADA revealed the sanction proposal was announced on a Friday, and Ansah, who trains in Mannheim, claimed he was under time pressure and could not provide a sample after recently using the toilet, adding, “Ich kann gut Sachen ausblenden.” The violations stem from a sports law procedure addressing breaches of the DLV’s Anti-Doping Code and Article 2.3 of the National Anti-Doping Code, while Ansah is considered a medal contender in the 100m and 200m at the upcoming European Championships, set for August 10–16.
NADA announced the proposed four-year ban on Friday, citing violations of the DLV’s Anti-Doping Code and Article 2.3 of the National Anti-Doping Code; Ansah, who trains in Mannheim and is a medal contender in the 100m and 200m at the upcoming European Championships (August 10–16), said he was under time pressure and couldn’t provide a sample after recently visiting the toilet, adding, “I can tune things out well.”
NADA revealed the sanction proposal was announced on a Friday, with Ansah citing time pressure and recent bathroom use as reasons for missing the sample, stating, “I can tune things out well”; the violations stemmed from breaches of the DLV’s Anti-Doping Code and Article 2.3, and Ansah, a medal contender in the 100m and 200m, is set to compete at the European Championships beginning August 10.
