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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
SSI had the product, declared by the wrestler during the doping control, analysed by the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analysis (LAD).<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Even if contamination can be proven, athletes bear strict responsibility under anti-doping rules and must, therefore, exercise great vigilance when purchasing dietary supplements.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
SSI reminds all athletes that „natural<\/em>“ 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.<\/p>\n Athletes should, therefore, only use dietary supplements after an expert assessment of their needs and an individual analysis of the benefits and risks.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> or at gamboni@valloni.ch<\/a> respectively.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[639,94,69,717],"class_list":["post-25421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-de","tag-sportslaw-valloni","tag-anti-doping-de","tag-doping-de","tag-ssi"],"yoast_head":"\n