Former athletics coach banned for life by UKAD

George Skafidas, former athletics coach was recently banned by the UK Anti Doping Agency after being found guilty of incur in ninenine Anti-Doping Rule Violations.

According to UKAD, Skafidas administered to one of his athletes testosterone and other substances in 2011, providing during the hearing before the National Anti-Doping Panel that same year false information. As a result, the athlete, Bernice Wilson, was banned for four years.

In 2015, after she came back to competition, Skafidas administered her  prohibited substances again, being charged with a second anti-doping rule violation. She was banned again but her sanction was reduced for admitting and assist UKAD on the investigation.

Source: Law In Sport

Javier Pérez Villa