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ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT Press Release

‘Reckless’ Kerley Banned for Two Years for Whereabouts Failures

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ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT Press Release

‘Zero-Tolerance to Betting’ – AIU Sanctions French and German Athletes

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ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT Press Release

Howman: More OOC Testing by NADOs Complementing AIU’s Work

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ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT Press Release

AIU Intervention - 2025 World Conference on Doping in Sport

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ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT Press Release

Howman: Elite Dopers Evading Ineffective, Stalled Anti-Doping 

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“THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT WILL SUPPORT ATHLETES IN MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND CHOICES THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREERS. IT WILL HELP EACH OF YOU TO KNOW THE RULES, GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND SHARE THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH CONFIDENCE.”

— Sebastian Coe, World Athletics President

Latest Sanctions

Details of the latest cases that have been dealt with under the jurisdiction of, or overseen by, the Athletics Integrity Unit.

DateNameNatDetails
27/02/2026Fred KerleyUSAWhereabouts Failures (Article 2.4)
20/12/2025Mathew SamperuKENPresence/Use of Prohibited Substance (Testosterone) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2)
20/12/2025Pooja AatmaramINDEvading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection by an Athlete (Article 2.3)
12/02/2026Blessing SolomonNGRPresence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Trimetazidine) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2)
13/02/2026Natalya KholodilinaRUSUse of a Prohibited Substance/Method (Article 2.2) McLaren and LIMS evidence

The Athletics Integrity Unit Disciplinary Process applies to both doping and non-doping cases that are pursued by the Athletics Integrity Unit under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules and the World Athletics Integrity Code of Conduct respectively.  For more detail on the process and the current cases please use the button below.

Athletics Integrity Unit Disciplinary Process

FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS IN OUR SPORT

Action is at the heart of our fight against doping. The data presented below offers a glance at the testing activities undertaken in 2024.


2024 KEY FACTS AND FIGURES

Total samples

13,428

(4,988 IC, 8,440 OOC)

Collected in

101

countries

From

3,747

athletes

From

139

nationalities