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.
These investigation reports revealed that prohibited substances has been established in the samples of the Athlete Victoriya Sudarušhkina. These 4 samples were provided by the Athlete in February 2013 and in June 2014 and thereupon deliberately reported as negative by the Moscow laboratory.
As a result in February 2023 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), on behalf of World Athletics, reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete for the use of the prohibited substances Enobosarm (Ostarine) and Trenbolone in 2013 and 2014. After notification the Athlete failed to respond to the AIU communications.
Without the Athlete's response the AIU deems that she has waived her right to a hearing, to have accepted the asserted anti-doping rule violation and the sanction rendered by the AIU. The AIU considers that there are aggravating circumstances present in this case that justifies the imposition of a more severe sanction.
Therefore the AIU decides on 21 February 2024 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision. All the Athlete's results from 28 February 2013 until the date of the decision are disqualified with all of the resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, points, prize money and prizes.
