Mr Alexander Parking is the Executive Director for the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF).
In August 2018 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the IAAF (now: World Athletics) has reported an anti-doping rule violation of Tampering against the high jumper Danil Lysenko after the AIU had opened an investigation against the Athlete regarding his Whereabouts Failures.
With the assistance of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) the AIU discovered that the Athlete had forged medical documents to the AIU. The AIU also concluded that RusAF officials had been involved in the provision of false explanations and forged documents to the AIU in order to explain whereabouts failures by the Athlete.
As a result in November 2019 the AIU issued charges against Mr Alexander Parkin, RusAF and several other RusAF officials for committing multiple anti-doping rule violations:
- Tampering or Attempted Tampering
- Complicity
- Refusal or failure to report an Anti-Doping Rule Violation
- Refusal or failure to cooperate with investigations.
After notification Mr Parkin admitted the violations, waived his right to be heard, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU. The AIU considered the violations as a single violation and the sanction based on the anti-doping rule violation that carries the more severe sanction.
Therefore the AIU decides on 16 February 2021 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on Mr Alexander Parker starting on the date of the notification, i.e. on 21 November 2019.
