Moore slipped 600 places in the world rankings during her trial and eventually made money coaching beginners on public courts in the United States, since players who had served doping bans were not allowed into official tennis facilities.
Moore told The Times in July, external She expects the total cost of the case to be £200,000 and she has been crowdfunding to cover her training and ongoing fees.
Her case was also complex.
Twenty-one players were tested in Bogotá and Moore was one of three to return a negative analytical result for boldenone – something the independent experts described as “striking” because of its unusual nature.
The panel concluded that contaminated meat was the cause of Moore's failed test. The written justification shows how difficult it was for Moore to prove when and where she had consumed the contaminated meat. Seven days before the positive test, she had eaten meat at various restaurants in Bogota, so it was difficult to determine the source.
Moore presented evidence of nandrolone metabolites and boldenone being administered to cattle in Colombia, which the court described as “interesting and effective.”
However, the ITIA argued that Moore should have been aware of the risk even if she had eaten contaminated meat.
The court “strongly rejected” that Moore was guilty or negligent when eating meat. It added that players had not received any warnings about the risks and that they had only been issued “well after” this event.
