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The father of five boxers has become the first person to be given a life-time sports ban after admitting the supply of anabolic steroids. | The father of five boxers has become the first person to be given a life-time sports ban after admitting the supply of anabolic steroids. |
Philip Tinklin, 43, from south Wales, has received the first lifetime ban from UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). | |
His 20-year-old daughter amateur boxer Sophie Tinklin has been given a four-year ban. | |
The pair were found to be in breach of three anti-doping rules by the National Anti-Doping Panel. | The pair were found to be in breach of three anti-doping rules by the National Anti-Doping Panel. |
Tinklin, from Risca in Caerphilly county, is the first person to be banned from involvement in sporting competitions for life since UKAD formed in 2009. | |
His daughter has competed at Welsh Amateur Boxing Association (WABA) elite level and was the 2013 Welsh women's champion in the 48kg weight class. | |
UKAD chief executive Andy Parkinson described this a "landmark case". | |
The pair were banned for: | |
Earlier this year Tinklin pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to one count of supplying anabolic steroids, which he admitted exchanging for other banned substances. | |
Selection of the steroids found in police raid on Tinklin's house | |
Source: National Anti-Doping Panel | |
Well known in the world of amateur boxing in South Wales, Tinklin used to drive his five children and others to WABA events and competitions. | |
'Family business' | |
Although not officially affiliated to any organisation, under the terms of anti-doping legislation, he has been classified as 'athlete support personnel' - and has been given a lifetime ban from all sporting competitions and events. | |
The tribunal ruled that due to the amount of drugs in the family home - 2,770 tablets containing different steroids and 83 vials of drugs which were left in plain view on kitchen worktops, the windowsill and in the fridge - Miss Tinklin must have known they were there. | |
The decision document said it was entirely implausible she was not aware of "what essentially amounted to the family business of anabolic steroid supply". | |
Miss Tinklin's ban runs out on 18 February, 2018. |