In March 2020 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics has reported an an anti-doping rule violation against the Ukrainian Athlete Nataliia Krol after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Hydrochlorothiazide.
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by AIU.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and explained that in a city, 4 days before the Doping Control, she was afflicted by headache, blurred vision, heaviness in the back of the head and tinnitus related to hypertension. In the nearest pharmacy she used as treatment the suggested Captopres-Darnitsa medication. She acknowledged that she didn’t check this medication with a doctor nor checked the label before using it.
The AIU accepts that the violation was not intentional and that she established how the substance entered her system. Considering the circumstances in this case the AIU holds that there are grounds for No Significant Fault or Negligence.
Therefore the AIU decides on 3 August 202) to impose a 20 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 16 january 2020.
