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 March 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
QUIRINO DE MORAES, Ronaldo -- BRA Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel -- Lifetime ban as from 24.10.16 Lifetime ban Doping 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 or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited
SAZAK, Metin 04/02/1973 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2015 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration
Administration / Trafficking Administration, Trafficking
SEPETCI, Davut -- TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban from 27/11/2014 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
SHEKHODANOVA, Natalya 29/12/1971 RUS Athlete F 100m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 22/02/2004 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use
Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Indoor Athena, Athens, GRE
SINGH, Jitinder 05/04/1991 IND Athlete M 21/10/2010 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 21.10.10 Doping Presence
Use
Methandienone Out of competition, IND
SKAFIDAS, George -- GRE Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2011 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
SUN, Qinghe -- CHN Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 09/05/2017 Lifetime ban as from 23/10/17 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
TCHERNOVA, Lada 01/01/1970 RUS Athlete F Javelin Throws 29/02/2012 Lifetime ban as from 12.03.12 Lifetime ban Since and including that of 29.02.12 Doping Presence
Use
Bromantan In competition test, Russian Cup, Adler, RUS
TERESHKOVA (TSYKUNOVA), Olga 26/10/1984 KAZ Athlete F 400m Sprints (400m or less) 19/03/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 19.03.14 Doping Presence
Use
Methyltestosterone Out-of-competition test, Bostyri, KGZ
VARANTSOU, Andrei 24/07/1975 BLR Athlete M Hammer Throws 09/10/2013 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since and including that of 09.10.13 Doping Presence
Use
Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone Out of competition test
VIVIERS, Innis -- RSA Athlete M 11/02/2005 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use
Stanozolol Out of competition, RSA
YETIS, Riza -- TUR Athlete M 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban from 27/11/2014 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
YOUNG, Jerome 14/08/1976 USA Athlete M 400m Sprints (400m or less) 23/07/2004 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 23.07-04 Doping Presence
Use
EPO In competition test, Meeting IAAF Gaz de France, Paris, FRA
ZHANG, Shouku 19/05/1977 CHN Athlete Support Personnel M 05/09/2020 Lifetime ineligibility Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration Administration
ACHOL, Emmaculate Anyango 02/04/2000 KEN Athlete F Long Distance (3000m+) 03/02/2024 6 years ineligibility -- Since 03.02.24 Doping Presence
Use
Exogenous Steroids after IRMS (5αAdiol, 5βAdiol) & EPO in competiton test, at Sirikwa Classic Cross Country Tour – Gold, Lobo Village, Eldoret - XC 10.0km, KEN
ELALAMI, Mohamed 02/08/2004 QAT Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 01/05/2023 3 years ineligibility -- Since 01.05.23 Doping Presence
Use
darbepoetin (dEPO) In competiton test, in Doha, QAT
GEMECHU, Tsehay 12/12/1998 ETH Athlete F Long Distance (3000m+) 22/03/2020 4 years ineligibility -- Since 22.03.20 Doping Use Use Use
SIBIYA, Nkosinathi 02/01/1994 RSA Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 19/04/2024 2 years ineligibility -- Since 19.04.24 Doping Presence
Use
tramadol In competiton test, at South African Championships, Msunduzi Athletics Stadium, Pietermaritzburg, RSA
KICHIGINA, Marina 20/04/2002 RUS Athlete F Sprints (400m or less) 17/08/2024 3 years ineligibility -- Since 17.08.24 Doping Presence
Use
SARMS S-23 In competiton test, at Russian Championships, Yekaterinburg, RUS
TURNER, Loretta 17/06/1954 USA Athlete F Sprints (400m or less) 19/07/2024 4 years ineligibility -- Since 19.07.24 Doping Presence
Use
oxandrolone In competiton test, in USA
ELOJI, Stephen 01/05/2000 NGR Athlete M Sprints (400m or less) 02/05/2024 4 years ineligibility -- Since 02.05.24 Doping Presence
Use
dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone Out-of-competition test, in NGR
CIANO, Juan Diego 02/12/1993 ARG Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 20/12/2020 3 years & 8 months ineligibility and 4 years added to original sanction -- Since 20.12.20 Doping Presence
Use
Exogeneous Steroids after IRMS (Testosterone, 5aAdiol and 5bAdiol) & Violation of the Prohibition of Participation During Ineligibility In competiton test, Argentinian Ch., Estadio Municipal Jorge Newbery, Rosario, ARG
LANGAT, Charles Kipkkurui 28/04/1996 KEN Athlete M Middle Distance (800m-1500m) 06/08/2024 2 years ineligibility -- Since 06.08.24 Doping Presence
Use
Furosemide Out-of-competition test, in KEN
CHARKHI, Saber 28/10/1989 IRI Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 07/12/2023 3 years ineligibility -- Since 07.12.23 Doping Presence
Use
erythropoietin (EPO) In competiton test, in IRI
BEAULLIERS, Jean Philippe 17/12/1973 FRA Athlete M Long Distance (3000m+) 09/03/2024 3 years ineligibility -- Since 09.03.24 Doping Presence
Use
The GC/C/IRMS result for Boldenone and/or boldenone metabolite(s) is consistent with an exogenous origin In competiton test, at CHAMPIONNATS DE FRANCE DE CROSS-COUNTRY - ATHLETISME, FRA
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