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CAS Upholds ITIA Appeal, Imposes Four-Year Ban on Tara Moore

The CAS ruling voids a tribunal’s no-fault decision after finding her evidence insufficient to prove meat contamination, starting a four-year ban that counts time served.

Tennis - Nottingham Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Britain - June 9, 2021 Britain's Tara Moore in action during her round of 32 match against Britain's Heather Watson Action Images via Reuters/Molly Darlington/File Photo
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Overview

  • A majority of the CAS panel determined Moore failed to show that nandrolone levels in her sample were consistent with contaminated meat ingestion.
  • Moore’s cross-appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport was declared inadmissible, ending her challenge to the ITIA’s case.
  • Her period of ineligibility begins on July 15, 2025, with credit granted for the 19 months served under provisional suspension.
  • ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said independent scientific advice indicated Moore did not adequately explain the high nandrolone concentration.
  • The decision underscores the strict-liability framework in tennis and the high evidentiary bar for no-fault defenses in doping disputes.