BOE-A-2026-2220 ·30 January 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Elite athlete: exclusion from official registers due to doping sanction

The Presidency of the Higher Sports Council has resolved to exclude Salvador Cases Roca from the elite athlete registers of the Royal Spanish Judo and Martial Arts Federation. This decision is based on the sanction for breaching anti-doping rules communicated by CELAD on 6 October 2025. The measure is applied in accordance with the grounds for loss of elite athlete status provided for in Royal Decree 971/2007 (Art. 15).

In 3 key points

  1. Exclusion due to CELAD sanction following a breach of anti-doping rules. (exordio)
  2. One-month period to file an appeal for reversal (Arts. 123 and 124 of Law 39/2015). (art. 123 y 124 de la Ley 39/2015)
  3. Two-month period to file a contentious-administrative appeal before the National Court (Art. 11.1.a of Law 29/1998). (art. 11.1.a de la Ley 29/1998)

How it affects those involved

For the affected athlete, the resolution entails the immediate loss of elite athlete status, resulting in the loss of all rights and benefits associated with such status (Art. 15 of RD 971/2007). The affected party has one month to file an appeal for reversal (recurso de reposición) before the Higher Sports Council (Arts. 123 and 124 of Law 39/2015) or two months to file a contentious-administrative appeal before the National Court (Art. 11.1.a of Law 29/1998).

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2026-01-30PublishedPublished in the BOE
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