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ITA Clears Triathlete Imogen Simmonds in Ligandrol Case With No Fault Finding

The agency accepted evidence that the banned SARM entered her sample through sexual contamination linked to a partner’s supplements.

Overview

  • Simmonds was found to bear No Fault or Negligence for an anti-doping rule violation after an ITA investigation.
  • The ITA said she established inadvertent contamination via intimate contact with a partner who was using supplements containing ligandrol.
  • No period of ineligibility was imposed, and she is eligible to compete effective immediately.
  • Because the positive test came from an out-of-competition sample collected on December 8, 2024, no results are disqualified.
  • The ruling may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and Simmonds said the outcome brought her ‘indescribable’ relief after months out of competition.