WADA offered an explanation for the difference in doping bans between tennis player Jannik Sinner (three months) and figure skater Laura Barquero (six years).

Figure skater Laura Barquero has been suspended for six years after testing positive for clostebol, the same banned substance that tennis star Jannik Sinner was found to have used but which only got him a three-month ban.

WADA's differing doping bans for tennis player Jannik Sinner and skater Laura Barquero have sparked controversy. While both involved Clostebol, Sinner received a three-month ban after proving his accidental exposure,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has defended its decision to give Jannik Sinner a three-month ban while handing Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero a six-year suspension, despite both testing positive for the same substance.

Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has only been banned for three months. Novak Djokovic spoke of "favoritism," while Alexander Zverev called the case "odd.

Many tennis players and pundits believed that if Jannik Sinner maintained innocence in his doping case, he had no reason to accept a three-month ban under a settlement.