Former member of the CAS in Lausanne Angelo Cascella has expressed his opinion on the potential for disqualification of Jannik Sinner, following the double constructive Clostebol detected final March on the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
The lawyer – an professional in worldwide sports activities legislation – was interviewed by the Italian web site Sportmediaset, underlining how this difficulty linked to doping can have sturdy financial results.
“Sponsorship contracts generally contain clauses that, in the event of a positive anti-doping test, can lead to the cancellation of a contract itself or to the payment of penalties by the athlete himself who may be found positive. The risk for the athlete is to face sanctions, with Wada having requested a disqualification of one to two years, therefore focusing on fault or negligence,” he defined.
Jannik Sinner, Madrid Masters 2024© Stream screenshot
Cascella had already given his opinion just a few days in the past on the thorny case involving the ATP #1, who remains to be ready to listen to the decision of the CAS, which can arrive within the subsequent few months, after mid-February 2025.
“Since some analyses have been carried out and the existence of doping traces has been demonstrated, the athlete risks a sentence of one to two years. In these cases, there may be intent or fault or negligence. In the first case, the sentence can reach up to four years of disqualification, in the second, as requested for Sinner, it goes from one to two years.
There is a risk of a sentence, but at the same time it is possible that the parties will hear from each other in these months and a settlement agreement can be found on something that is good for both and the hearing judgement can be suspended since it will not arrive before spring 2025,” he mentioned just a few days in the past.
We recall Jannik had initially been acquitted by an impartial tribunal ITIA, however on the finish of September, the World Anti-Doping Company WADA appealed the ruling to the CAS, asking for a 1-2 yr suspension for the younger Italian.
