In 2016, Professor Richard McLaren issued two reports about systemic doping in Russia. These reports identified a significant number of Russian athletes who were involved in, or benefitted from, the doping schemes and practices that he uncovered.
Hereafter in January 2019 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recovered the internal database of the Moscow Laboratory (LIMS). Following investigation of allegations of organized doping practices, and in particular of the LIMS, WADA provided international federations with investigation reports on the athletes implicated in these organized doping practices.
As a result in March 2021 the International Football Federation (FIFA) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player Dariya Meshcheryakova for the use of the prohibited substance Furosemide in April 2013. After notification the Athlete failed to respond and the case was referred to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.
Considering the evidence in this case the Disciplinary Committee establishes that the Athlete had used a prohibited substance and accordingly had committed an anti-doping rule violation. Without her response the Committee deems that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentonal, nor grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decides on 3 June 2021 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the notification of this decision, i.e. on 19 July 2021.