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Your specialist in anti-doping law for strength sports
Doping is a particularly significant problem in the fitness, bodybuilding and powerlifting sector. NADO Vlaanderen reported that as many as 21.1% of all positive doping samples came from fitness centres. For bodybuilding this figure stood at 12.9% and for powerlifting at 11.1%, compared with an average of just 2.5% across all sports.
Timely and sound legal advice can make the difference between a full suspension and a significantly reduced penalty. Everest Sports Law assists you from the first notification through to the final decision.
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Anti-doping proceedings
A positive doping result carries a standard four-year suspension, along with a fine and an order to pay procedural costs. Depending on the circumstances and the degree of fault, the penalty can be significantly reduced — but only if you act in time. Everest Sports Law thoroughly reviews your file and assists you from the first notification through to the final decision of the competent anti-doping tribunal or the CAS.
Disciplinary law
Besides doping cases, athletes in strength sports may face other disciplinary proceedings: disqualifications, disputes over competition results, conflicts with federations or officials. Everest Sports Law guides you through all disciplinary proceedings before the competent bodies of the relevant sports federations, both nationally and internationally.
Agreements & liability
As a bodybuilder, powerlifter or fitness instructor, you enter into agreements with coaches, supplement suppliers, sponsors and event organisers. Everest Sports Law negotiates and reviews your contracts and assists you when a counterparty fails to meet its obligations. We also analyse liability issues relating to supplements or training — for example, where a positive doping test results from contaminated products.
Preventive advice
Knowing what you may and may not use is the first step in doping prevention. Everest Sports Law provides legal advice to athletes on the application of the prohibited list, the procedure for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) and the risks associated with the use of supplements and certain medication. A well-informed athlete is a better-protected athlete.