25419
wp-singular,post-template-default,single,single-post,postid-25419,single-format-standard,wp-theme-stockholm,wp-child-theme-stockholm-child,stockholm-core-2.2.8,select-child-theme-ver-1.1,select-theme-ver-8.7,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded, vertical_menu_hidden,,qode_footer_adv_responsiveness,qode_footer_adv_responsiveness_1024,qode_footer_adv_responsiveness_one_column,qode_menu_center,qode-mobile-logo-set,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-7.7.2,vc_responsive
Valloni / News  / SWISS WRESTLER SUSPENDED AND FINED
29 May 2026

SWISS WRESTLER SUSPENDED AND FINED

Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) has imposed a 10-month suspension upon the Swiss wrestler, Maurus Zogg, for hydrochlorothiazide contamination due to the presence, possession, and use of the prohibited substance, and has also fined him.

Following an out-of-competition doping test, analysis of a sample from the wrestler revealed the persistent presence of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide (HCT). The athlete was informed of the positive result by SSI.

SSI had the product, declared by the wrestler during the doping control, analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analysis (LAD).

The LAD detected the prohibited substance HCT in one of the seized samples as well as in a reference sample. It was, therefore, proven that the product consumed by the wrestler was contaminated with HCT.

SSI determined that the wrestler had not exercised due diligence when purchasing the dietary supplement, given his awareness of anti-doping rules, and that he was at fault, even if the violation was unintentional.

SSI then issued a results management decision imposing a 10-month suspension on the wrestler for the presence, possession, and use of the prohibited substance HCT.

Even if contamination can be proven, athletes bear strict responsibility under anti-doping rules and must, therefore, exercise great vigilance when purchasing dietary supplements.

The suspension is effective from 5 May 2026 and applies to all sports and all sports-related functions worldwide. In addition, the wrestler was fined Sw. Frs.150 and ordered him to pay the costs of the doping control and analysis, totalling Sw. Frs. 1,983.

SSI reminds all athletes that “natural” does not necessarily mean risk-free. Even with dietary supplements that emphasise natural and plant-based ingredients, the risk of doping can never be completely ruled out, as these products can be contaminated with prohibited substances.

Athletes should, therefore, only use dietary supplements after an expert assessment of their needs and an individual analysis of the benefits and risks.

We act for clients in anti-doping cases in Switzerland and further information is available from either Dr Lucien Valloni or Kim Gamboni by emailing them at valloni@valloni.ch or at gamboni@valloni.ch respectively.

 

Tags: