IOC 2008 IOC vs Vadim Devyatovskiy

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The Athlete competed in the Men’s Hammer Throw Final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Testosterone with a T/E ratio above the WADA threshold.

After notification by the IOC the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the IOC Disciplinary Commission.

The Athlete declared he was innocent and that he won his medal honestly. He stated he had always been vigilant with respect to the substances he took, in order to avoid any mistakes. He always had taken medication in accordance with the recommendations of the team’s doctor.

After the hearing the Athlete filed a second statement in his defence in October 2008 and challenged the validity of the analysis conducted by the WADA Accredited Laboratory in Beijing.

Hereafter the IOC Disciplinary Commission finds that there is no departure from the WADA International Standards and concludes that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation in that there was the presence of the prohibited substance Testosterone in his body, at a T/E ratio above the WADA threshold. Furthermore it was noted that this was the second violation of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules.

Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides that the athlete Vadim Devyatovskiy, Belarus, Athletics:

1.) is disqualified from the Men’s Hammer Throw event, where he had placed second;

2.) shall have his medal and his diploma in the above-noted event withdrawn;

3.) subject to ratification by the IOC Executive Board, is permanently ineligible for all future Olympic Games in any capacity.

5.) The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.

6.) The NOC of Belarus is ordered to return to the IOC, as soon as possible, the diploma and the medal awarded to the Athlete in relation to the above-noted event.

7.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.

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Legal Source
IOC Decisions
Date
11 December 2008
Arbitrator
Bach, Thomas
Heiberg, Gerhard
Oswald, Denis
Original Source
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Country
Belarus
Language
English
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Adverse Analytical Finding / presence
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Lifetime period of ineligibility
Removal of accreditation for the Olympic Games
Second violation
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Athletics (WA) - World Athletics
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International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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Beijing, China: National Anti-Doping Laboratory China Anti-Doping Agency
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B sample analysis
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Doping classes
S1. Anabolic Agents
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T/E ratio (testosterone / epitestosterone)
Testosterone
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Disqualified competition results
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