Citing Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping penalty, the Laureus Academy withdrew his nomination for its annual World Sportsman of the Year Award on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Sinner, who accepted the ban earlier this month, tested positive for the anabolic agent clostebol, which he said had entered his system through sports therapy and massages from a member of his support group. On May 4, the ban will expire.
In a letter to the members of the nomination panel, Laureus Academy Chairman Sean Fitzpatrick stated, “We have followed this case, the decisions of the relevant global bodies, and – while we note the extenuating circumstances involved – feel that the three-month ban renders the nomination ineligible.”
