Female Strawweight Suspended 4 Years Following Failed Drug Test
International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has revealed through a press release that Herrington had failed her drug test for an amphetamine. IMMAF is an official partner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and you can be assured that this reputation will follow the strawweight through her career. Read the full statement below:
“An independent tribunal appointed by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has found that Ms Jamie Herrington from Canada, (Gold Medallist in the 145lb division), committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation at the 2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA in Las Vegas. As result, a period of 4 years’ ineligibility has been imposed upon the athlete.
Ms Herrington participated in a series of matches through the tournament and subsequently won the gold medal in her division. She was notified of, and submitted to, a no notice post-bout competition test collected by Drug Free Sport Inc., a recognised and certified testing agency based in the USA. The sample was submitted to the World Anti-Doping Agency Laboratory in Los Angeles, (UCLA), for analysis in accordance with the WADA International Standard for Laboratories and the WADA Prohibited List.
The “A” sample analysis showed a positive result for amphetamine, a prohibited substance under S6 of the World Anti-Doping Agency Code, and therefore a breach of IMMAF’s WADA compliant Anti-Doping Rules. The athlete was notified of the result on 3rd September 2015 and provisionally suspended from this date.
At Ms. Herrington’s request, her “B” sample was also analysed, but likewise presented a positive result for amphetamine. In reaching a decision on consequences to be imposed, the independent tribunal considered the Athlete’s explanation as to how the substance came to be present in her system, whether there was evidence of intention and the Athlete’s degree of fault in relation to this violation.”
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