Disposal without negligence due to doping Appeal for compensation from pharmaceutical company
In the problem that a prohibited substance that is not originally included in the gastrointestinal medicine taken by a wrestling male player was mixed and violated doping, the disposal was canceled because there was no negligence. A lawsuit was filed in the court seeking compensation of over 10,000 yen. The male player says, “I want you to recognize that the problem is serious.”
This issue is due to a ban on qualification from JADA = Japan Anti-Doping Agency, as a banned substance with diuretic action was detected in a post-game doping test by Sobe Sakabe, who won second place in the All Japan Selective Championship last June. I received it.
Later, it was found that a small amount of prohibited substances were mixed in the gastrointestinal medicine prescribed by the doctors before the game during the manufacturing process of the drug.
Sakabe, who had a press conference in Tokyo, demanded compensation of over 60 million yen including Sawai Pharmaceutical headquarters in Osaka, including consolation fees, and revealed that he filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Court by 24th .
In this, Sakabe said, “Doping violations will remain as a lifetime career. If prohibited ingredients come out of the medicines that can be used, I cannot protect myself. Although I was in time for the Olympic selection race, I want you to realize that the problem is serious. "
Attorney Kohei Okabe, the agent, said, “Athletes are heavily responsible for doping, but it is too imbalanced that pharmaceutical companies are not responsible.”
Sawai Pharmaceutical
Sawai commented on NHK's interview that "The complaint has arrived. I would like to confirm the content and respond carefully."