British Tennis Player Tara Moore Receives Four-Year Doping Ban After CAS Upholds Appeal

British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year doping ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) overturning an earlier independent tribunal's decision that cleared her. Moore tested positive for the banned substances nandrolone and boldenone during a 2022 tournament in Bogota, Colombia, and was initially suspended provisionally. The independent tribunal had ruled that the steroids entered her system through contaminated meat and found her not at fault. However, CAS concluded that Moore failed to prove the nandrolone levels were consistent with meat contamination and that the anti-doping rule violation was unintentional. Moore's ban is effective immediately but reduced by 19 months she already served, sidelining her until 2028, despite her return to competition in 2024 and participation in major tournaments like Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. The ITIA emphasized their stringent review process and noted that Moore's explanation was insufficient to dismiss intentional doping.