Re: Wickmayer被禁賽一年

[erickin (阿更)]

ITF撤銷禁制令了，換言之Wickmayer從今天起可以正常參賽，
之前與她同樣被罰的Malisse也一樣可以如常參加比賽。

ITF lifts bans, clears Wickmayer, Malisse

LONDON (AP)—U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer earned a major off-court
victory Wednesday when officials lifted her one-year ban for violating
anti-doping rules.

The 20-year-old Belgian was banned in November for breaking World Anti-Doping
Agency regulations by failing to report her whereabouts for drug testing
three times.

Another Belgian, 2002 Wimbledon semifinalist Xavier Malisse, was banned at
the same time and also had his suspension lifted Wednesday.

“The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of
suspended players, and both are eligible to participate with immediate effect,
” the International Tennis Federation said in a statement.

Neither player failed a doping test, and Wickmayer claims she was not
properly informed of the online reporting requirements for drug-testing that
led to her ban.

On Monday, the pair won an injunction in Belgium against the bans, which were
imposed by a Belgian court on Nov. 5. Because the injunction suspended the
decision of the Belgian national anti-doping agency, the ITF said it was
forced to lift the ban.

“As a signatory to the WADA Code, the ITF is required to give wider
recognition to decisions within the authority of other signatories,” the ITF
said.

After Monday’s court ruling in Belgium, Wickmayer was offered a wildcard to
play at the ASB Classic, a tournament in New Zealand that serves as a warmup
for the Australian Open. She is also hoping to get another wildcard for the
season’s first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.

WADA’s “whereabouts” rule requires elite athletes to make themselves
available for out-of-competition testing for one hour a day, 365 days a year.
They must give three months’ notice of where they will be so they can be
tested.

Many athletes have spoken out against the system since it was imposed at the
beginning of the year, saying it violates their right to privacy, and 65
athletes in Belgium started court proceedings against the whereabouts system,
citing the European Convention on Human Rights.

WADA director general David Howman has said the rule will be reviewed at the
end of the year.

※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言：
: 比利時禁藥法庭指Wickmayer在過去一年半內，
: 在三次被要求藥檢情況下未有向有關官員報告她的行蹤，
: 因此被禁賽一年。
: 不過Wickmayer已表明她一定會上訴，也說自己從沒缺席藥檢，
: 每次結果也是陰性；
: ITF和WTA暫時對此事件都沒有作出評論。
: BRUSSELS (AP)—U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one
: year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report
: her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.
: The Flemish regional tribunal called the punishment “reasonable.” Tribunal
: spokesman Koen Uman said the suspension takes immediate effect, but Wickmayer
: can appeal the decision.
: The 18th-ranked Belgian has denied any wrongdoing and said on her Web site
: she planned to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. She is playing
: in a tournament in Bali this week.
: Another Belgian tennis player, 2002 Wimbledon semifinalist Xavier Malisse,
: also was suspended by the tribunal for breaking the whereabouts rule.
: Wickmayer’s suspension came as a surprise, because a prosecutor recommended
: she receive only a warning for missing three tests over 18 months. The
: tribunal said Wickmayer’s failure to live up to anti-doping rules required a
: suspension.
: Wickmayer said last month she has had trouble with her password in the
: computerized system overseen by the World Anti-Doping Agency. She also said
: registered mail at her home could not be signed off on because she was
: traveling to WTA tournaments.
: She has insisted she never missed an anti-doping test and her samples were
: always negative.
: Wickmayer has enjoyed a breakthrough year, including her run to the
: semifinals at the U.S. Open after never before moving past the second round
: at a Grand Slam tournament. She won her first two tour titles at Estoril in
: May and at Linz last month.
: The International Tennis Federation, which oversees the sport’s doping
: program, said Thursday it would not comment until receiving official
: notification of the suspension.
: The U.S. Tennis Association—which oversees the U.S. Open—declined comment,
: as did the WTA and ATP.

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推 LittleKen:恭喜她~~
→ gundom:總覺得這類禁賽好像都雷聲大而已  之前某位吻到的也是...
→ gundom:先禁賽  再改判  ....
推 a111156987:可是Wic這案子一開始的確是判得過重啊  不改判才糟..
推 yevvi:Wickmayer:還我的巴里島四強!
→ yevvi:其實是這件事有內幕，就我看當時大陸網站的報導，因為ITF當
→ yevvi:時的不作為導致Wickmayer被比利時禁藥法庭罰，這個說來話長
推 yevvi:http://tinyurl.com/y93dls7
推 loveroll:Wickmayer年終賽真的有衰到...
推 Athletics:那WTA有撤銷對她們兩位的禁令嗎?
推 Musrienport:哈  剛想PO而已~ 感謝~
→ Musrienport:不過 Radwanska 姊姊似乎覺得 Wickmayer 應該被處罰
推 ashin1069:本來這罰得就很怪異 她很衰 = =
推 jzface:我覺得應該罰款就夠了，或禁賽幾場比賽之類的
推 Musrienport:依照 Radwanska 的說法是 1次沒回報不是大事  2次還可
→ Musrienport:接受  但是連續3次就有點過頭了
推 yevvi:實際上這也滿三次阿，一次就罰
→ yevvi:        沒滿