The National Anti Doping Agency of Germany (NADA Germany) has concluded the sports law results management proceedings against the track and field athlete Owen Ansah. NADA Germany’s investigations revealed that the athlete violated the anti-doping rules of the Anti-Doping Code of the German Athletics Federation (DLV-ADC) and that, in NADA Germany’s view, he committed a violation of Article 2.3 of the National Anti-Doping Code (NADC)/ DLV-ADC (refusal or failure to submit to sample collection).
In accordance with the provisions of Article 10.3.1 of the NADC/DLV-ADC, NADA Germany’s letter of charge contains a proposed sanction of a period of ineligibility of four years. Should this proposed sanction be accepted, the duration of the ineligibility will automatically be reduced to three years in accordance with Article 10.8.1 of the NADC/DLV-ADC. The period of ineligibility shall not commence until the date of the relevant final decision by NADA Germany or a disciplinary body or the date on which the proposed period of ineligibility was accepted.
Furthermore, NADA Germany’s letter of charge stipulates that all of the athlete’s competitive results obtained during the period from 9 July 2026 (date of the Anti-Doping Rule Violation) until the start of a provisional suspension or ineligibility, shall be disqualified with all resulting consequences, including the forfeiture of medals, points and prizes, in accordance with Article 10.10 of the NADC/DLV-ADC.
There is no provisional suspension of the athlete by NADA Germany.
Based on the NADC and the applicable anti-doping rules of the relevant national sports federation, NADA Germany proposes the sanctions for established Anti-Doping Rule Violations following the conclusion of the results management proceedings under sports law conducted by it. In the so-called letter of charge, NADA Germany summarises all relevant circumstances and the resulting consequences for the athlete. The athlete then has 20 days, as stipulated by the NADC, to either accept NADA Germany’s findings or request the initiation of disciplinary proceedings before the German Court of Arbitration for Sport (DIS). If the athlete accepts NADA Germany’s findings, NADA Germany issues a sanction decision in accordance with the ineligibility and other consequences set out in the letter of charge.