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 a prohibited substance has been established in the sample of the Athlete Roman Semakin. This sample was provided by the Athlete in 2012 and thereupon deliberately reported as negative by the Moscow laboratory.

As a result in June 2022 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 substance Enobosarm (Ostarine) in 2012. After notification the Athlete failed to respond to the AIU communications.

Without the Athlete's response the AIU deems that he has waived his 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.

Furthermore the AIU determines that the Athlete previously was sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of 2 years from 4 March 2014 to 3 March 2016. In the present case the AIU shall count the reported 2012 anti-doping rule violation as single first violation together with the 2014 first violation.

Therefore the AIU decides on 25 May 2023 to impose an additional 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision. All the Athlete's results from 4 July 2012 until 4 March 2014 are disqualified with all of the resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, points, prize money and prizes.

In June 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics reported a third Whereabouts Filing Failure within a 12 month period regarding the American Athlete Randolph Ross.

Thereupon the Athlete provided to the AIU his explanation for the potential Whereabouts Failure, together with various supporting documents, including a copy of a system generated e-mail allegedly confirming an update made to his Whereabouts information for the relevant period.

Following investigations the AIU established that the System Generated E-mail was likely to have been altered/manipulated by the Athlete in an attempt to avoid responsibility for a potential Whereabouts Failures violation on the eve of the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Hereafter in July 2022 the AIU reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete for Tampering with any part of Doping Control and for his third Whereabouts Filing Failure. 

After notification the Athlete admitted the violations, waived his right for hearing and accepted the proposed sanction in accordance with the Case Resolution Agreement.

Therefore the AIU decides on 12 December 2022 to impose a 3 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 16 July 2022.

In July 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Purity Cherotich Rionoripo after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide.

After notification the Athlete accepted the test result and explained with evidence that she had used prescribed medication and Furosemide as treatment for her injury. Thereupon the AIU requested the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) to verify the medical information the Athlete had produced.

Hereafter the Kenyan Hospital confirmed that the Athlete indeed underwent medical treatment for her injury in May 2022. However the Hospital denied that Lasix (Furosemide) had been prescribed and determined that the Athlete's prescription for Lasix was a falsification.

Consequently in November 2022 the AIU reported a second anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete for Tampering due to the falsified documents she had provided to the AIU.

Following notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU. Further she signed and returned to the AIU the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form.

Despite the Athlete had attempted to tamper with any part of the doping control process the AIU finds that the Athlete's use of Lasix was not intentional. Yet the AIU deems that there are no grounds to reduce the sanction for Tampering.

The AIU considers that both violations shall be treated as standalone first violations and that the 4 year period of ineligibility for Tampering must be served consecutively to the 2 year period of ineligibility for Presence. Because the Athlete had signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form she received a 1 year reduction from the AIU.

Therefore the AIU decides on 19 December 2022 to impose a 5 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 21 November 2022.

In July 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Philemon Kacheran Lokedi after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Androsterone, Etiocholanolone, Testosterone and its adiols.

After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU.

Because he signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form he received a 1 year reduction from the AIU.

Therefore the AIU decides on 13 September 2022 to impose a 3 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 8 July 2022.

On 21 August 2022 the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Nigerian Athlete Grace Nwokocha after she tested positive for the prohibited substances Enobosarm (ostarine) and LGD-4033 (ligandrol).

Consequently the CFF Court decided on 17 May 2023 that the Athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation. Furthermore the results obtained by the Athlete and her team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were disqualified.

Hereafter the case was referred to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), on behalf of World Athletics, for determination of consequences. Previously in September 2022 a provisional suspension already had been ordered by the AIU.

Thereupon in July 2023 the Athlete and World Athlettics entered into a Case Resolution Agreement. The Athlete admitted the violation and accepted the sanction proposed by the AIU.

Therefore on 27 October 2023 the Parties agree that a sanction of 3 years is imposed on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 3 August 2022.

In July 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Botswanan Athlete Nijel Amos after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance GW1516 .

After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete alleged that the supplement he had used was the source of the positive test. However analysis of this supplement in February 2023 revealed no banned substances.

Ultimately in April 2023 the Athlete gave a timely admission, waived his right for a hearing and accepted the sanction proposed by the AIU.

Because the Athlete had signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form he received a 1 year reduction from the AIU.

Therefore the AIU decides on 20 April 2023 to impose a 3 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 12 July 2022.

In August 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Indian Athlete Navjeet Kaur Dhillon after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.

After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU. Because she signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violation and Acceptance of Consequences Form she received a 1 year reduction from the AIU.

The Athlete stated that she unaware had used a supplement that contained a prohibited substance. However the AIU finds that the Athlete failed to establish the violation was not intentional. 

Therefore the AIU decides on 24 August 2022 to impose a 3 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 11 August 2022.

In December 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on behalf of World Athletics has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Eritrean Athlete Natsinet Amanuel after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Androsterone, Etiocholanolone, Testosterone and its Adiols .

After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived her right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU.

The Athlete alleged that the supplements she had used were the source of the positive test. However the Athlete failed to deliver the original supplements for analysis together with new sealed supplements from the same batches within the set deadline.

Because the Athlete signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form she received a 1 year reduction from the AIU.

Therefore the AIU decides on 26 January 2023 to impose a 3 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 9 December 2022.

In March 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics has reported an an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Munene Gachaga for his Whereabouts Filing Failures resulting in 3 Missed Tests within a 12 month period, beginning in December 2020.

After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU.

After the Second and Third Missed Test the Athlete and his representative confirmed that they had forgotten to update the Athlete's Whereabouts information.

Therefore the AIU decides on 30 March 2022 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. 4 March 2022.

In August 2022 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Michael Njenga Kunyuga after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone).

Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete responded and filed a statement in his defence.

The Athlete explained with evidence that he suffered from an injury and that he underwent medical treatment in the Nyahururu County Refferal Hospital in Kenya were he received Depomedrol and vitamin B injections. Yet, the AIU determined that this medical treatment could not explain the presence of Nandrolone in his sample.

The Athlete explained in September 2022 with new evidence that as treatment for his injury he had visited the County Referral Hospital in Kenya in April 2022. There he had received a prescribed injection of Nadrolosone.

Regarding these medical treatments the AIU requested assistance from the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) with an investigation into the Athlete's explanations and supporting medical documents. However ADAK's investigations revealed that the Athlete had provided false statements and forged/fraudulent documents.

The Iten County Refferral Hospital confirmed that the Athlete had visited the hospital in April 2022. Yet, no prescription had been issued, nor was an injection administered, nor was the medication Nadrolosone in stock.

Moreover the Nyahururu County Referral Hospital reported that it had no record of any medical treatment in January 2022. When interviewed in April 2023 the Athlete maintained that he underwent medical treatment in these two hospitals.

Nevertheless the AIU concluded that the Athlete had failed to explained the alleged medical treatments and, by contrast, had provided false/misleading information. Consequently the AIU reported in August 2023 a second anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete for tampering.

Hereafter the Athlete failed to respond to any of the AIU communications. Without the Athlete's reponse the AIU ultimately deems that he has admitted the violations, waived his right for a hearing and accepted the consequences.

Therefore the AIU decides on 31 October 2023 to impose an 8 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 1 August 2022.