Athletes Currently Serving a Ban

Name of Athlete	Sport	Substance	Rule Violated	Sanctioning Body	Sanction	Disciplinary Decision	Appeal Decision
Frankie Borg	Boxing	i. Prednisone ii. Prednisolone iii. Mesterolone metabolite iv. Fluoxymesterone and a metabolite	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 24th August 2018 till 23rd August 2022; Eligible from 24th August 2022)	Click here to see document
Josiah Vella	Boxing	Clenbuterol	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	3 years ineligibility - Reduced from 4 years upon appeal (From 17th October 2018 till 16th October 2021; Eligible from 17th October 2021)	Click here to see document	Click here to see document
Vitaly Molotkoff	Weightlifting	Meldonium	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 9th February 2019 till 8th February 2023; Eligible from 9th February 2023)	Click here to see document
Ayrton Agius Difesa	Powerlifting	Clenbuterol	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 23rd March 2019 till 22nd March 2023; Eligible from 23rd March 2023)	Click here to see document
Danny Kabeya	Football	Benzoylecgonine	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	Malta Football Association	4 years ineligibility (From 14th January 2019 till 13th January 2023; Eligible from 14th January 2023)	Click here to see document
Jason Mifsud	Futsal	Cocaine metabolite	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 8th March 2019 till 7th March 2023; Eligible from 8th March 2023)	Click here to see document
Isabel Grech	Volleyball		Evading sample collection, or without compelling justification, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection after notification	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 3rd February 2020 till 2nd February 2024; Eligible from 3rd February 2024). Sanction confirmed on appeal.	Click here to see document	Click here to see document
Alwyn Cassar	Powerlifting	Testosterone or Testosterone Prohormones	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	4 years ineligibility (From 30th May 2019 till 29th May 2023; Eligible from 30th May 2023)	Click here to see document	Click here to see document
Charlton Abela	Rowing	Drostanolone	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	8 years ineligibility (From 9th October 2020 till 8th October 2028; Eligible from 9th October 2028)	Click here to see document
Aldo Polidano	Badminton	Indapamide	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	2 years ineligibility (From 19th January 2021 till 18th January 2023; Eligible from 19th January 2023)	Click here to see document
Simon Baldacchino Barthet	Hockey	Cocaine	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOMALTA	2 years ineligibility (From 24th November 2020 till 23rd November 2022; Eligible from 24th November 2022)	Click here to see document
Steve Martin	Boxing	i. 4-Methyl-2-Hexaneamine ii. 2-Amino-6-Methylheptane and its metabolite Heptaminol	Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete's sample	NADOITALIA	4 years ineligibility (From 15th July 2019 till 14th May 2023 Eligible from 15th May 2023)	Click here to see document