The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Thomas Basso, a powerlifting athlete, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during in-competition doping control on February 11, 2018, revealed the presence of testosterone, a prohibited anabolic agent.

Because Mr. Basso failed to dispute the anti-doping rule violation within the timelines specified in the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), the violation and the sanction were confirmed by way of a deemed waiver. A sanction of four years was imposed, concluding on April 11, 2022.

The athlete, who resides in Coquitlam, BC, is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the CADP, including training with teammates. In compliance with rule 7.10 of the CADP, a copy of the CCES’s file outcome summary can be found at www.cces.ca/sanctionreg.

• This media release was published by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) on 25 September 2018. Click here for the original.