Switzerland - FINA, the world body administering world aquatics sports competition, has announced bans for South Africans in their latest media releases.
Two-year bans were handed down to 21-year-old swimmer Louisa De Jongh and waterpolo player Jabulani Sibiya.
De Jongh tested positive to the prohibited substance Phentermine (Class S.6 Non-Specified Stimulants) following an in-competition doping control test conducted at the Western Province Aquatics Championships.
The Judicial Committee of the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport imposed a sanction of two years' ineligibility on the athlete starting on March 3, 2016.
On April 23, 2016, the waterpolo player Jabulani Sibiya tested positive to the prohibited substance Carboxy-THC (Class S.8 Cannabinoids) following an in-competition doping control test.
The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport imposed a sanction of two years' ineligibility on the athlete starting on September 26, 2016.
African News Agency