After the Lamaze became world news because of tampering with medical documents, the FEI now charges the Canadian Olympian with anti-doping tampering. In the wake of a since-deleted Facebook post in which retired Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze wrote about being “targeted” for drug testing, a FEI spokesperson confirmed Thursday, Sept. 14, that the organization is in the midst of legal proceedings against Lamaze over his apparent refusal to submit to testing at a 2021 competition.
“There is an alleged human anti-doping violation against Eric Lamaze for refusal to submit to sample collection, and the matter is ongoing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. At this stage, the FEI cannot comment further on this,” the spokesperson wrote. “Mr. Lamaze is not provisionally suspended and thus entitled to compete, while he had confirmed to the FEI that he had retired. He is also entitled to coach and train.”
The incident happened in June 2021 at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands.
“You may have seen in the media that Eric Lamaze had provided forged medical certificates in a Canadian Court case. The same forged medical certificates have been submitted in the CAS proceedings and the FEI has charged Eric Lamaze with a separate violation (tampering).”
source: Chronofhorse