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Latest Sanctions
Details of the latest cases that have been dealt with under the jurisdiction of, or overseen by, the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Date | Name | Nat | Details |
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01/12/2023 | Luguelín Miguel Santos Aquino | DOM | Rules 141 (Age categories), 9.6 (Corrupt Practices) and 9.10(c) (Failure to report) of the IAAF Competition Rules 2012-2013 Articles C.4 and C.6 (Corrupt Practices) of the IAAF Code of Ethics 2012 Integrity Standard 3.3.1 (Honesty) of Integrity Code of Conduct 2017 |
28/11/2023 | John Hakizimana | RWA | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Triamcinolone acetonide) (Article 2.1) |
23/11/2023 | Esther Birundu Borura | KEN | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (19-norandrosterone)/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Nandrolone or Nandrolone precursors) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2) |
17/11/2023 | Janat Chemusto | UGA | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (19-norandrosterone)/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Nandrolone or Nandrolone precursors) (Article 2.1 and Article 2.2) |
17/11/2023 | Christopher Taylor | JAM | Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection by an Athlete (Article 2.3) |
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.
FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS IN OUR SPORT
The 2022 Testing figures are comparable with the pre-pandemic levels. It was a World Championships year, with more than 10,000 doping-control samples collected and more than 14,500 analyses performed in total.
*The figures below only reflect the testing activities carried out by the AIU.
2022 KEY FACTS AND FIGURES
10,686
Samples collected
13,769
Analysis completed
136
Samples collected from athletes belonging to number of countries
302
Competitions sanctioned by World Athletics where samples were collected
2,779
Athletes provided samples
839
Elite Athletes on the World Athletics Testing Pool, including Road Running Registered Testing Pool.
3,572
Samples collected Out-of-Competition
7,114
Samples collected In-Competition
4,913
Blood samples collected
5,773
Urine samples collected
47%
Percentage of samples collected from female athletes
53%
Percentage of samples collected from male athletes