Tara Moore was determined to have eaten contaminated meat that contained the substances; The International Tennis Integrity Agency said: "The ITIA has issued, and will continue to issue, information concerning the risks of meat contamination in certain parts of the world to all players"
Saturday 23 December 2023 12:10, UK
British player Tara Moore has been cleared of committing a doping offence and is free to resume her career after an investigation lasting more than 18 months.
The 31-year-old was provisionally suspended in May 2022 after testing positive for the anabolic steroids boldenone and nandrolone at a tournament in Colombia.
Moore immediately protested her innocence and an independent tribunal has now determined that contaminated meat was the source of the prohibited substances and she bore no fault or negligence.
Moore was ranked 83rd in the world at the time of her suspension and was Britain's highest-ranked doubles player but she is now unranked having been unable to play since.
She is not the first player to fail a doping test in South America having eaten contaminated meat, and the International Tennis Integrity Agency said in a statement: "The ITIA has issued, and will continue to issue, information concerning the risks of meat contamination in certain parts of the world to all players."
Moore reached her second WTA Tour final at the tournament in Bogota where she tested positive.
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