Canadian para-snowboarder banned for four years for doping violation

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 5:41 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 1, 2020

OTTAWA - Canadian para-snowboarder Matt Hamilton has been banned from competition for four years because he tested positive for a prohibited substance.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

OTTAWA - Canadian para-snowboarder Matt Hamilton has been banned from competition for four years because he tested positive for a prohibited substance.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 01/06/2020 (1940 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

OTTAWA – Canadian para-snowboarder Matt Hamilton has been banned from competition for four years because he tested positive for a prohibited substance.

The 38-year-old from Vernon, B.C., underwent an out-of-competition test Jan. 29, according to a statement Monday from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.

His urine sample revealed the presence of a hormone and metabolic modulator called GW501516, also known as endurobol, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s prohibited list in 2009.

Hamilton did not dispute the doping violation within the timelines specified by Canada’s anti-doping program, the CCES said.

He ranked 23rd in the world in the men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2 classification, which is an impairment in one or both legs.

Hamilton was among the athletes who received a $10,000 grant from Petro-Canada in 2019.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 1, 2020.