Vladimir Buben (Respondent) is a Belarussian athlete in the sport of IPC Powerlifting, participating in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.
On 27 September 2004 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has reported an anti doping rule violation against Mr. Buben after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance metandienone.
The IPC Anti-Doping Committee concluded Respondent committed an anti-doping rule violation. Without reasons to consider no fault or no significant fault or negligence the Committee decided for:
- automatic disqualification of the Respondent’s individual results including forfeit of any medals, points and prizes;
- disqualification of all of the Respondent’s previous individual results obtained in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games;
- disqualification of all of the Respondent’s subsequent individual results obtained after the occasion date;
- imposition of lifetime ineligibility, in accordance with a second violation commencing 27 September 2004.
On 3 November 2004 the IPC Governing Board accepted the recommendation of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee.
