UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) have issued the following statement in relation to JD Cymru Leagues player Jordan Cotterill.
The UKAD statement is as follows:
Jordan Cotterill has served a three-month ban following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers.
Jordan Cotterill was tested by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) In-Competition on 13 April 2024 at the JD Cymru Premier relegation play-off match between Barry Town United F.C. and Aberystwyth Town F.C.
Analysis of Mr Cotterill’s urine Sample returned a positive test result for benzoylecgonine, a Metabolite of cocaine.
On 17 May 2024, UKAD notified Mr Cotterill that he may have committed ADRVs for the Presence and Use of a Prohibited Substance and provisionally suspended him. In response, Mr Cotterill admitted to ingesting cocaine Out-of-Competition during the evening of 10 April 2024. This account was reviewed by a scientific expert, who concluded that it was more likely than not that Mr Cotterill’s last ingestion of cocaine took place Out-of-Competition.
Mr Cotterill was charged by UKAD on 22 July 2024 with an ADRV for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers. He admitted the charge and accepted the three-month period of ineligibility asserted by UKAD.
Recognising the time he spent provisionally suspended (effective from 17 May 2024), Mr Cotterill’s three-month period of ineligibility ended on 16 August 2024. At the time of this announcement, he is free to resume participating in sport.
Jordan Cotterill is currently a registered player with Newport City in JD Cymru South.
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