New Zealand runner Zane Robertson says he “made some bad decisions in a really dark place” which led to his lengthy ban from the sport for doping
, disclosing that the verdict has left him feeling suicidal. Olympic distance runner Robertson was banned for a total of eight years – four years for a positive test and a further four-year ban after the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand ruled on Wednesday that he had “sought to subvert the doping control process.
According to the tribunal judgment, Robertson claimed as part of his defense that he had attended a medical facility in Kenya to get a Covid-19 vaccine; instead, though, he said he was treated for Covid-19, which he claimed involved the administration of EPO. He provided sworn affidavits from Kenyan doctors, hospital notes, a hospital report and a witness statement from a Kenyan detective to support his claims, arguing that there was “no fault or negligence” on his part.
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