Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

Ottawa – July 27, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Jean-Christophe Blanchet, a weightlifting athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during an out-of-competition sample collection session on February 25, 2023, revealed the presence of GW501516, a prohibited metabolic modulator.

On June 28, 2023, the athlete signed an Early Admission and Acceptance Agreement, thereby admitting to the violation and accepting the asserted period of ineligibility and all other consequences. As a result, the otherwise applicable four-year period of ineligibility was reduced by one year in accordance with Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) rule 10.8.1. Because the athlete accepted a provisional suspension, their three-year sanction terminates on March 22, 2026.

During the sanction period, the athlete is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the CADP, including training with teammates.

In compliance with rule 8.4 of the CADP, the CCES’s file outcome summary can be found in the Canadian Sport Sanction Registry.

About the CCES

The CCES works collaboratively to ensure Canadians have a positive sport experience. Through its programs, the CCES manages unethical issues in sport, protects the integrity of Canadian sport, and promotes True Sport to activate values-based sport on and off the field of play. The CCES is an independent, national, not-for profit organization that is responsible for the administration of the CADP. Under the CADP rules, the CCES makes public every anti-doping rule violation. For more information, visit cces.ca, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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