The South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) conducted sample collection during the Arnold Classic Africa in Johannesburg in May 2019. Hereafter SAIDS reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Brazilian bodybuilder Rui Silva after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Clostebol, Drostanolone, Fluoxymesterone, Trenbolone, 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone (Nandrolone).
After notification in May 2019 a provisional suspension was ordered by the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB).
Consequently the IFBB Anti-Doping Commission finds that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation and decides on 18 July 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 18 May 2019.
