On 25 February 2015, the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) found that Mr Ward, who tested positive for alcohol at the round of the 2014 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship held in Daugavpils, Latvia, had committed an anti-doping rule violation under the FIM Anti-Doping Code.
Mr Ward has been sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of ten (10) months commencing on the date of the decision (25 February 2015). Taking into account the period of provisional suspension already served by Mr Ward, which is credited against the period of the sanction, the period of ineligibility imposed on Mr Ward will end on 27 June 2015 at midnight.
The results obtained by Mr Ward in all the Competitions in which he participated subsequent to the positive test, from 17 August 2014 until 27 August 2014, are cancelled, with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any points and prizes.
The CDI notified its full reasoned decision to the parties on 7 April 2015.
No appeal against the decision of the CDI was lodged by the parties before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (Switzerland) within 21 days of the date of receipt of the full reasoned CDI decision pursuant to Article 13.6 of the 2014 FIM Anti-Doping Code. The decision is therefore final.
Read the full reasoned decision HERE