Pending First Instance Cases
When an Athlete or other Person has a case to answer for breach of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules or the World Athletics Integrity Code of Conduct, charges are brought by the Athletics Integrity Unit to be heard by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, the independent first instance tribunal that hears all disciplinary cases in Athletics.
The Disciplinary Tribunal began its operations in April 2017 and has jurisdiction to hear violations of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules and the World Athletics Integrity Code of Conduct that are alleged to have occurred on or after 3 April 2017.
The Disciplinary Tribunal also has jurisdiction to hear complaints involving alleged violations of the former World Athletics Code of Ethics.
We are currently in a transitional period where some first instance cases that occurred before 3 April 2017 are still on-going and are being heard by the relevant tribunal at national level, or (in the case of Russian athletes where there is no tribunal at national level) before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sitting as a first instance tribunal.
In this section, we list the current Pending First Instance cases. Some of these cases will also appear on the list of Provisional Suspensions in force.
Last updated on 14 January 2019
- Bold, Italic Text identifies entries that have been added or updated on the date above.
| Date | Respondent | NAT | Alleged violation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2019 | Berehanu Tsegu | ETH | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (19-norandrosterone) (Article 2.1) | Pending before DT |
| 03/12/2019 | Vincent Kipsegechi Yator | KEN | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone, Prednisone, Prednisolone) (Article 2.1)
Use of a Prohibited Substance (Clomiphene,Trimetazidine) (Article 2.2) | Pending before DT |
| 02/10/2019 | Dilshod Nazarov | TJK | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (metabolite of oral turinabol) (Article 2.1) Retesting case 2011 IAAF World Championships | Pending before 1st instance National Tribunal |
| 01/10/19 | Albert Rop | BRN | Whereabouts Failures (Article 2.4) | Pending before DT |
| 26/09/2019 | Stanislau Tsivonchyk | BLR | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone) (Article 2.1)
Re-testing case 2012 Olympic Games | Pending before 1st instance National Tribunal |
| 25/09/2019 | Gomathi Marimuthu | IND | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (19-norandrosterone) (Article 2.1) | Pending before DT |
| 11/09/2019 | Ioannis Kyriazis | GRE | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (LGD-4033) (Article 2.1) | Pending before DT |
| 19/12/2018 | James Mwangi Wangari | KEN | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone) (Article 2.1) | Pending before 1st instance National Tribunal |
| 04/02/2018 | Ruth Jebet | BRN | Presence of a Prohibited Substance (EPO) (Article 2.1) | Pending before DT |
| 27/03/2017 | Nazar Kovalenko | UKR | Use of a Prohibited Substance / Method (Article 2.2) - ABP case | Pending before 1st instance National Tribunal |
| 31/01/2017 | Vitaliy Shafar | UKR | Use of a Prohibited Substance / Method (Article 2.2) - ABP case | Pending before 1st instance National Tribunal |