Overview
- Tara Moore filed a federal lawsuit in New York seeking $20 million, alleging the WTA’s negligence in not warning athletes about contaminated meat in Bogotá ruined her career.
- Moore tested positive for boldenone and nandrolone after an April 2022 event in Colombia, was provisionally suspended in May 2022, then cleared by an independent tribunal in December 2023 for no fault due to meat contamination.
- The ITIA appealed, and in July 2025 CAS reinstated a four‑year ban (with 19 months credit), finding Moore had not proven her sample levels were consistent with contaminated meat ingestion.
- The WTA said the arbitration was handled by a neutral arbitrator and stated there is no basis to vacate the award, adding it will not comment further while the case is pending.
- Days before news of the suit, the ITIA cleared three South American players who tested positive for boldenone in Colombia after determining contaminated meat caused their results, a contrast Moore’s camp cites alongside past cases such as Robert Farah’s.