Diving athlete receives 12-month sanction
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges Diving Australia has imposed a 12-month period of Ineligibility on athlete Lachlan Abbott
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges that Diving Australia has imposed a 12-month period of Ineligibility on athlete Lachlan Abbott for the Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of Presence of a Prohibited Substance.
Mr Abbott returned an Adverse Analytical Finding from an In-Competition Doping Control Test on 4 October 2025.
Mr Abbott’s sample was analysed at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory, part of the National Measurement Institute, and the presence of D-Amfetamine/Dextroamfetamine, was detected.
D-Amfetamine/Dextroamfetamine is listed under Class S6.A (Non-Specified Stimulants) of the World Anti-Doping Code – International Standard – Prohibited List 2025.
D-Amfetamine/Dextroamfetamine is classed as a Non-Specified Substance and prohibited In-Competition only.
In accordance with Article 10.2.1 of the *Australian National Anti-doping Policy 2021 (ANADP)*, Mr Abbott established that the ADRV was not committed intentionally.
Mr Abbott also received a further reduction to his sanction on the basis of No Significant Fault or Negligence under Article 10.6 of the ANADP.
The original press release can be found here: https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/news/doping-violation-updates/2026-08/diving-athlete-receives-12-month-sanction
