03.04.2023, 05:30
Bosnian player suspended for violation of anti-doping rules

The Court of Handball has announced its decision following a positive doping test at an EHF EURO Qualifiers match

The Court of Handball has announced its decision to suspend Alen Ovcina (BIH) for a period of ineligibility of four years, starting from 21 December 2022.

The player committed a violation of anti-doping rules by testing positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone, a metabolite of an anabolic steroid during a doping test at the Men’s EHF EURO 2024 Qualifiers match, Slovenia vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, which took place on 13 October 2022.

Appeals may be filed with the Court of Appeal within seven days.

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TEXT: European Handball Federation