Related case:
- CAS 2009/A/1752 Vadim Devyatovskiy & Ivan Tsikhan v IOC
June 10, 2010 - IOC 2012 IOC vs Ivan Tsikhan
December 1, 2012
Mr Ivan Tsikhan is a Belarussian Athlete competing in the Men’s Hammer Throw Final even at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
On 24 August 2008 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance testosterone with at a T/E ratio above the WADA threshold.
After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the IOC Disciplinary Commission.
The Athlete declared that he was aware of the anti-doping rules and had never used any prohibited substance.
He had always provided his whereabouts information, never refused a test and was always available for testing. In the past and in the lead up to the Games, he had been tested several times, including out of competition, and this never led to an adverse analytical finding.
The Athlete further indicated that he took medication or substance only under the supervision of the doctors and only those substances that had been certified as not being prohibited.
The Athlete made a second written submission on 17 October 2008 (co-signed by another Belarus athlete, Vadim Devyatovskiy, subject to a similar parallel disciplinary procedure of the IOC), in particular raising arguments as to the validity of the analysis conducted by the WADA Accredited Laboratory in Beijing and providing some information as to the diet followed by the Athlete in view of his preparation leading up to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
After hearing the Delegation and the arguments it put forward and after reviewing the submissions made, the Disciplinary Commission unanimously concluded that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to Article 2.1 of the Rules in that there was the presence of the prohibited substance testosterone in his body, at a T/E ratio above the WADA T/E ratio threshold of 4 and with GC/C/IRMS measurement results consistent with the administration of such substance (exogenous origin).
Therefore the IOC Disciplinary Commission decides that the Athlete Mr. Ivan Tsikhan:
1.) is disqualified from the Men’s Hammer Throw event, where he had placed third;
2.) shall have his medal and his diploma in the above-noted event withdrawn;
3.) The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
4.) 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.
5.) This decision shall enter into force immediately.
