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strapping wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:47 am I would wager that we will see another athlete support personnel receiving another sanction as Alexey Ni did.

I wasnt aware of this.

Nope my bad, mixed him up with Liu Ning. Ni stood down. @Hawkpeter

3 new sanctions

DONEN Dogan [M61]
Turkey/TUR
Article 2.4 - Multiple whereabouts failures
Violation date: 1 April 2023
Ineligibility: 8 April 2024 to April 2026 (2 years)
DSQ: 1 April 2023 to 8 April 2024
Means Of Resolution: Sanctioning Decision


ALEXEYEVA Taissiya
Kazakhstan/KAZ
Article 2.1
Presence of 5-methylhexan-2-amine (stimulant), SARMS LGD-4033, Ibutamoren (SARMS), and Furosemide (diuretic)
Violation Date: 29 March 2023
Ineligibility: 16 May 2023 to 15 May 2027
DSQ: 29 March 2023 to 16 May 2023 (2023 Asian Champs)
Means Of Resolution: Sanctioning Decision

CASTILLO Merlin
Honduras/HON
Article 2.1
Presence of Chlorothiazide and its metabolite (diuretics)
Violation Date: 6 August 2021
Ineligibility: 16 April 2024 to 15 April 2026
DSQ: 6 August 2021 to 16 April 2024
Means Of Resolution: Agreement on Consequences

In January 2021, 23 Chinese athletes, including 2 athletes who went on to win Gold in Tokyo, tested positive to trimetazidine. According to Hajo Seppelt (same journalist who broke the IWF scandal), who has worked on this case for 2 years and is airing a documentary on this tonight - the athletes (swimmers), were investigated and it was found that the source of the positives was a contamination at the hotel where the athletes were staying.

The internal Chinese investigation, its acceptance by WADA and the lack of disclosure of the entire occurrence has put into the question the confidence that some have in WADA.

USADA's comments on the matter are about to be pursued by WADA

Well worth keeping an eye on this story.

Here is the original story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3VOGBO ... GW&pp=iAQB

This is the documentary, with english subs!

Criticisms of WADA/CHINADA are well deserved, but hypocritical coming from USADA.

WADA may have been limited in their investigative power given the laws around international travel during the pandemic. My guess is those swimmers almost certainly took trimetazidine, with low levels in urinalysis being the result of cycling off weeks before the competition.

Call me cynical, but I think this will amount to nothing for many reasons, including IOC/WADA/CAS politics.

Edit:
Continued escalation from USADA
https://www.usada.org/announcement/call ... utor-wada/

Usoltseva, Natalia
Russia / RUS
Art. 2.2 - Use (LIMS)
Violation Date: 29 November 2013
Ineligibility: 28 November 2023 to 27 November 2025
DSQ: 29 November 2013 to 28 November 2023
Means Of Resolution: Sanctioning Decision

Another LIMS case...

edit: David Fischerov sanction resolved, agreement on consequences w/ 3 year ban

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/wada-i ... e-swimming

BHANDARI Sagar (M109+)
Nepal (NEP)
Article. 2.1
Presence of Stanozolol metabolite
Violation Date: 11 April 2024 (IC test at IWF World Cup 2024)

Provisional suspension from 8 May 2024. Seems to be an isolated incident as far as I know.

Resolution of two UKR cases via CAS ADD.

42 month suspension for both implies cooperation to avoid getting two sanctions of four years, which would 100% eliminate Ukraine from Olympic eligibility. The removal of "some or all" qualification slots is now in the hands of the IWF, for both Ukraine and Turkey.

Kozhakin, Ruslan
Ukraine UKR
Athlete
Art. 2.1 – Presence of Trimetazidine
Violation Date: 27 October 2022
Ineligibility: 2 December 2022 to 1 June 2026 (42 months)
DSQ: 27 October 2022 to 2 December 2022
Means Of Resolution: CAS ADD

Taranenko, Bohdan
Ukraine UKR
Art. 2.1 – Presence of Trimetazidine
Violation Date: 27 October 2022
Ineligibility: 2 December 2022 to 1 June 2026 (42 months)
DSQ: 27 October 2022 to 2 December 2022
Means Of Resolution: CAS ADD