In a decision issued by the FIM International Disciplinary Court on 12 December 214, James Stewart was handed a 16 month suspension following a positive doping control for a banned stimulant, and was disqualified from four races in the AMA supercross series in which he had participated while serving a provisional suspension from the FIM.
Stewart lodged an appeal against the suspension which was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He argued that his positive test was a ‘paperwork violation’ only as it stemmed from his failure to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) certificate for medication he was taking and that he had not sought at any time to cheat or gain unfair advantage.
Stewart’s 16 month suspension will end at midnight on 11 August 215.
