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@talbotcox

If an athlete returns a positive test result (an AAF) but chooses to contest it and ultimately proves “no fault” — and the case was never made public during the process — is that case still required to be made public at the end? Or are there situations where, if the athlete is cleared and no sanction is imposed, the case remains confidential and never reaches the public sphere?

Yes, it may be that this case will never be made public and no one will ever find out about it.

No ADO or WADA shall publicly disclose the identity of any Person who is asserted to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation until after it has been determined that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation has occurred.