In April, the wrestler Oskar “Tåsenplogen” Marvik was given three warnings for breaching the obligation to report. Both he himself and the wrestling federation then believed that Antidoping Norway had assessed the case incorrectly. Antidoping Norway’s prosecution committee submitted a request for a ban for one year for the three violations. But now Marvik has been acquitted in the case. Marvik himself tells news that. – Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I have gone and worried and had anxiety about the worst thing imaginable, that the whole house of cards would collapse, says Marvik. Disagreements The parties in the case, Marvik itself and Antidoping Norway, disagreed about parts of the facts in the case. In short, the obligation to report works so that an athlete must register where doping controllers can meet for one hour each day. The rules for mandatory reporting Top athletes who are defined as so-called mandatory reporting athletes must register in a system that states where they are at a given time. Around 100 Norwegian athletes are defined as athletes with a duty to report. Practitioners themselves are responsible for updating the system. The athletes must be available for doping control for one hour each day. For example, athletes can enter that they are at home between 07.00 and 08.00 on a given day. That way, the inspectors know where to find the athlete. If you have not updated the form, or are not available at the place and time you entered, you will receive a warning. If you receive three such warnings in one year, it is defined in the same way as a positive doping test. In addition, the athletes must provide information about where they live, where they train, meetings and competitions in the system. If you receive three breaches of this reporting obligation, it is defined as a positive test. You can compare it to yellow and red cards. If you are caught with an illegal substance in your body, you will receive a straight red card and be banned. If you get three violations of the obligation to report (three yellow cards), you will also get a red card. WC BRONZE: Marvik took bronze in the WC on home ground in 2021. He still has not participated in the Olympics and will not have the opportunity to do so this summer. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB In Marvik’s case, they therefore disagree about the violations that have been registered: One of the violations of the duty to report was about what Marvik believes is a technical error in the system where the athletes register where they are and can be tested for doping. According to Marvik, he had entered where he was, but woke up in the night and checked that the correct information was entered. When he saw that it was not in the system, he entered it again, but after the deadline for registering. Another case concerned how the calculation of the 12-month period should be done. Marvik was on a holiday trip at one point, without registering that he had gone away. When Antidoping Norway found out afterwards, he received a breach of his duty to report. They registered the breach of duty of notification on the day they found out about the trip, not on the day he was actually on the trip. This is important because, according to Marvik, he would not have received three breaches of the reporting obligation during a 12-month period if the breach had been entered when he was actually travelling. – I believe that Antidoping Norway has assessed the case incorrectly considering that I have received three dots, but also this twelve-month rule which has not been fulfilled, Marvik told news in April. – A strain The matter became public knowledge at the end of April, just weeks before Marvik was to take part in the last Olympic qualification. Marvik was allowed to participate, but failed to qualify for the Olympics in Paris. – As a heavyweight, I am already heavy enough, but carrying this here as well has also been a strain. I’ve worried and felt anxious about my career and my life as this affects everything, says Marvik. INTERVIEW: Oskar Marvik is relieved in the interview with news after the acquittal. Photo: Carl Andreas Wold / news – This has been devastating for my Olympic season, for sure. Whether it has been decisive is another discussion, says Marvik. According to Marvik, the reason for the acquittal is that he has not broken the 12-month rule on the obligation to report. – I was acquitted on the basis of the first point I had received, of the three who were in the case. It deals with the fact that they have assessed the case incorrectly in relation to the date that has been set, says Marvik and refers to the holiday trip Antidoping Norway discovered he had been on. – I think that I will really only be left with one dot. The second dot expires in four days, so there is no problem in that sense, says Marvik. The acquittal can be appealed A possible appeal must come from Antidoping Norway within three weeks. It is not entirely unthinkable that they do. – We have a three-week appeal deadline and the prosecution board will assess the verdict within the deadline, says Nils Kjær, legal representative for the prosecution board in Antidoping Norway, to news. They have just received the verdict and do not wish to comment further until they have properly assessed the case. Published 25.06.2024, at 12.15 Updated 25.06.2024, at 12:38 p.m
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Wrestler Oskar Marvik is acquitted of breaching the obligation to report – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
