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Wimbledon 2023 champion Vondrousova given four-year ban for refusing anti-doping test
‘No compelling justification’ for not submitting a sample
TL;DR
- Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon singles champion, received a four-year ban from professional sport.
- The ban stems from her refusal to provide an anti-doping sample when approached by a doping control officer in December.
- An independent tribunal determined there was 'no compelling justification' for her refusal.
- Refusing an anti-doping test is treated with the same severity as a proven anti-doping violation.
- Vondrousova argued she suffered from acute stress and anxiety, and questioned the officer's identification, but the tribunal did not accept these as valid reasons.
- She has the right to appeal the decision to the court of arbitration for sport.