Stephen Dank, a sports scientist, had his appeal against a life ban chucked out by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. The AFL Appeals Board moved to throw out Dank's case after he cited a family medical emergency for missing his hearing but failed to provide supporting documents. Dank was found guilty last year of 10 anti-doping code violations including trafficking banned substances during his work at Essendon in 2012 and earlier at the Gold Coast Suns, as well as supplying a banned substance to a Carlton support person in 2012. The life ban issued by the AFL precludes Dank from working in any sport that follows the World Anti-Doping Agency code.
2. The appeal of banned sports scientist Stephen Dank
against a life ban has been officially chucked out with
the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
declaring he should never be allowed near another
athlete.
The AFL Appeals Board was expected to rule on the
appeal of Dank on Thursday but moved yesterday to
throw out the case. The scientist cited a family
medical emergency for his absence from his hearing
but failed to provide documents supporting his claim
by the deadline of last Friday.
3. The sports scientist was found guilty last year of 10
violations of the AFL anti-doping code, including
trafficking – breaches that took place when he worked
at Essendon in 2012 and earlier at the Gold Coast
Suns. Dank was also found guilty of supplying a
banned substance to a Carlton support person in 2012.
More than 20 charges including all those relating to
the alleged administering of banned drugs to AFL
players were dismissed. The AFL-issued life ban
automatically precludes him from working in any
other sport that is a signatory to the World Anti-
Doping Agency code.
