Mr. Ilfat Mukhatarov is a Russian Athlete in the sport of IPC Powerlifting. On 04 April 2014, the Athlete was tested out-of-competition while he was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
In April 2014 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Indapamide.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The notification included a form titled “Letter of Decision” for the Athlete to complete and return. The IPC received the signed Letter of Decision and the Athlete stated that he accepts that he committed an anti-doping rule violation and accepts the
consequences as set out in the “Notification of an Adverse Analytical Finding”.
The IPC Anti-Doping Committee recommends the following to the IPC Governing Board:
(a.) pursuant to article 10.2 of the Code, a 2 year period of ineligibility shall be imposed on the Athlete;
(b.) pursuant to article 10.8, disqualification of results with all consequences, including forfeiture of all medals, points and prizes in competitions subsequent to sample collection (4 April 2014),
(c.) pursuant to Article 10.9.2 of the Code (Timely Admission), the period of ineligibility shall start on the date of sample collection and therefore the Athlete should be declared ineligible from 4 April 2014 until, and including, 3 April 2016; and
(d.) pursuant to article 10.11 and the provisions of the IPC Handbook, Section 2, Chapter 1.2 (Rules on the imposition of financial sanctions for anti-doping rule violations), a financial sanction of EUR 1,500.
On 22 June 2014 the IPC Governing Board accepted the recommendation of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee.
