London, Apr 27 (AP) Slovakian tennis player Andrej Martin was handed a 14-month ban on Thursday for breaching doping rules.

The 33-year-old Martin, who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 93 in 2020, tested positive for the anabolic agent SARM S-22 at the Bratislava Open in June 2022.

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An independent tribunal found that Martin “had not knowingly ingested the banned substance,” the International Tennis Integrity Agency said, after he said the banned substance was in a teammate's water bottle from which he mistakenly drank during a floorball tournament the same month.

During the hearing, Martin's floorball teammate admitted to adding ostarine drops — another name for SARM S-22 — to his water bottle.

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The tribunal said “the burden of responsibility for what players ingest is their own” and decided a 14-month ban was appropriate because the offense was not intentional.

Martin's ban will end on June 5, 2024. (AP)

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