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- IOC 2008 IOC vs Ivan Tsikhan
December 11, 2008 - CAS 2009_A_1752 Vadim Devyatovskiy & Ivan Tsikhan v IOC
June 10, 2010
Mr Ivan Tsikhan is a Belarussian Athlete competing in the Men’s Hammer Throw Final even at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, where he placed second and obtained the silver medal after the disqualification of another competitor as a consequence of an anti-doping rule violation.
In 2012, the IOC decided to perform further analyses on certain samples collected during the 2004 Olympic Games. These additional analyses were performed with analytical methods which were not available in 2004.
In July 2012 the IOC reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his 2004 A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Metandienone.
After notification the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and did not attend the hearing of the IOC Disciplinary Commission.
Based on the evidence and after having carefully reviewed the other elements of the case, the IOC Disciplinary Commission rejected the Athlete's arguments and objections and unanimously concluded that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to Article 2.1 of the Rules.
On 1 December 2012 the IOC Executive Board, as recommended by the IOC Disciplinary Commission, decides that the Athlete Ivan Tsikan:
1.) is found to have to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to Article 2.1 of the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens in 2004 (presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen);
2.) is disqualified from the Men’s Hammer Throw Final where he had placed 2nd at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games; and
3.) shall have his medal and diploma in the above-mentioned event withdrawn.
4.) The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
5.) The NOC of Belarus is ordered to return to the IOC, as soon as possible, the medal and diploma awarded to the Athlete in relation to the above-mentioned event.
6.) The NOC of Belarus shall ensure full implementation of this decision.
