Global List of Ineligible Persons

The Athletics Integrity Unit has jurisdiction over International-Level Athletes and their Athlete Support Persons, World Athletics Officials and Member Federation Officials (limited to their dealings with World Athletics). On this page we publish a consolidated list of all persons serving a period of ineligibility in Athletics. This includes persons serving a period of ineligibility as a result of national level cases and decisions.

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*The list of currently suspended persons was last updated on 1 June 2026. Please note that it is intended for information only and should not be relied upon from a legal perspective.

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Name Date of Birth Nationality Role Sex Discipline 1 Discipline 2 Infraction Date Sanction Ineligibile Until Disqualification Period Infraction Type ADRV Rules ADRV Notes Description
AL GARNI, Mohamad 12/10/1999 QAT Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 02/09/2018 8 years ineligibility 2nd ADRV 10/05/2028 Since 04.10.23 Doping Use Use Use
BERIHUN, Brtukan Adeba 15/01/2004 ETH Athlete F Long Jump Jumps 24/02/2021 8 years ineligibility plus 4 years ineligibility 22/11/2027 Since 13.11.16 Doping Presence
Use
Refusal and or Failure to Submit 		Exogenous Steroids, Prednisone & Prednisolone & Participation During Ineligibility In competition test, Al Mouj Muscat Marathon , Muscat, OMA
KARAMASHEVA, Svetlana 19/01/1999 RUS Athlete F Long Distance (3000m+) 01/10/2024 9 years 6 months ineligibility (2nd ADRV) 26/12/2026 Since 10.02.21-17.06.21 & 26.07.14-07.06.17 Doping Presence
Use 		EPO & LIMS (evidence) Out-of-competition test, in RUS & LIMS (evidence) | Amended sanction & ADRV
AYDEMIR, Mazlum 26/08/1994 TUR Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 16/03/2025 A life-time ineligibility Lifetime ban Since 29-08-2015 to 20-02-17 Doping Presence
Use 		Erythropoietin In competition test, track & field 1st league final , Cankiri, TUR & '60th Omer Besim Cross-Country Race' in Istanbul, TUR
LU, Yajie 28/03/1975 CHN Athlete Support Personnel F 19/07/2024 Life Ban Lifetime ban Since 19.07.24 Doping Administration Administration
WANG, Mingdong 18/05/1985 CHN Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 26/02/2010 Life time ban from 26.07.21 Lifetime ban Since 26.07.21 Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Trafficking,Administration Trafficking,Administration
KAZARIN, Vladimir 21/10/1995 RUS Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 17/06/2023 Lifeban as from 07/04/2017 Lifetime ban Doping Possession Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Possession, Trafficking, Administration
TOROITICH, Beatrice 21/06/1995 KEN Athlete F Long Distance (3000m+) 10/04/2022 Lifeban as from 22/11/2023 Lifetime ban Since 20.11.22 Doping Presence
Use 		canrenone, 19-norandrosterone, clomifene In competition test, at MTN Kampala Marathon, Kampala
OZEL, Ziya 12/03/1999 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 28/06/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
OZSOY, Fikret 14/08/1994 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 24/07/2023 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
PIOLANTI, Raphael 08/05/1992 FRA Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 13/04/2019 Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Administration 		Administration & Possession Administration, Possession
PIZHANKOVA, Darya 26/08/1991 UKR Athlete F 100m Sprints (400m or less) 18/09/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 14-08-13 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone In-competition test, IAAF World Athletic Championships, Moscow, RUS
PORTUGALOV, Sergei Nikolaevich -- Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 10/03/2017 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
SAZAK, Metin 06/12/1993 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 08/04/2023 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration / Trafficking Administration, Trafficking
SHEKHODANOVA, Natalya 03/09/1999 RUS Athlete F 100m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 20/09/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Indoor Athena, Athens, GRE
SKAFIDAS, George 01/01/1998 GRE Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 22/10/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Tampering
Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Tampering ; Possession of a prohibited substance; Trafficking, Administration of a prohibited substance
TERESHKOVA (TSYKUNOVA), Olga 29/04/1985 KAZ Athlete F 400m Sprints (400m or less) 15/05/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 19.03.14 Doping Presence
Use 		Methyltestosterone Out-of-competition test, Bostyri, KGZ
VARANTSOU, Andrei -- BLR Athlete M Hammer Throws -- Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since and including that of 09.10.13 Doping Presence
Use 		Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone Out of competition test
VOWELL, Michael 25/10/1986 USA Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 28/04/2016 Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Since 10.12.23 Doping Possession
Administration 		Possession, Administration Possession, Administration
YANG, Ming 23/01/1979 CHN Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 13/05/2008 Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Trafficking, Administration Trafficking, Administration
KAHRAMANOGLU, Caglar 09/03/1989 TUR Athlete M 18/06/2022 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method /Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method Administration of a prohibited substance. Trafficking
KOSGEI, Henry Cheruiyot 25/10/1999 KEN Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 05/01/2024 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 07.12.19 Doping Presence
Use
Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility 		Methylprednisolone & Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility In competition test, Mini Marathon de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, CMR
LI, Mengxiang 20/10/2001 CHN Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 27/02/2024 Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Administration 		Possession, Administration Possession, Administration
LOPEZ FERREIRA, Daniel 01/01/2003 BRA Athlete M Road Running Long Distance (3000m+) 12/01/2024 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 09.08.09 Doping Presence
Use 		Phentermine In competition test, Circuitos de Corridas e Caminhada, Bauru, BRA
MIKHNEVICH, Andrei 22/12/1998 BLR Athlete M Shot Put Throws 10/03/2024 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 06-08-05 Doping Presence
Use 		Clenbuterol, Methandienone & Oxandrolone Shotput, IAAF World Athletics Championships, Helsinki FIN
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