Decisions issued in 12 first-instance disciplinary procedures

Press Release

5th February 2019

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued decisions in 12 firstinstance disciplinary procedures in which it replaced the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF), which is currently suspended and unable to manage any disciplinary procedures, in accordance with the IAAF regulations. The procedures stem from the investigation conducted by Professor Richard McLaren, mandated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in relation to allegations of systemic doping practices in Russian sport

Having studied the reports issued by Prof. McLaren, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), on behalf of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), pursued allegations of anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) against several Russian athletes, in particular to the effect that these athletes participated in and/or benefited from anabolic steroid doping programs and benefited from specific protective methods (washout schedules) in the period 2012 (Olympic Games in London) – 2013 (World Championships in Moscow).

Following the appeals filed by the IAAF at the CAS, each procedure was conducted separately and referred to a Sole Arbitrator. In all cases, the athletes have been found guilty of ADRVs under the IAAF Rules and individual sanctions have been imposed by the CAS on each of the 12 athletes concerned. These first-instance decisions may be appealed to the CAS Appeals Arbitration Division within 21 days.

The decisions issued by CAS are as follows:

Case Ref	Claimant	Respondents	Discipline	Sanction
2018/O/5666	IAAF	RUSAF & Tatyana Firova	400/4x400	Suspension: 4 years starting from 9 June 2016. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 20 August 2008 to 31 December 2012 are disqualified
2018/O/5667	IAAF	RUSAF & Svetlana Shkolina	High jump	Suspension: 4 years starting from 1 February 2019. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 28 July 2015 are disqualified.
2018/O/5668	IAAF	RUSAF & Ivan Ukhov	High jump	Suspension: 4 years starting from 1 February 2019. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 31 December 2015 are disqualified.
2018/O/5671	IAAF	RUSAF & Lyukman Adams	Triple jump	Suspension: 4 years starting from 31 January 2019. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014 are disqualified.
2018/O/5672	IAAF	RUSAF & Anna Bulgakova	Hammer throw	Suspension: 4 years starting from 29 March 2017 (2 years added to the 2-year ban already accepted by the athlete). Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 30 June 2013 to 15 August 2015 are disqualified.
2018/O/5673	IAAF	RUSAF & Gulfiya Agafonova Khanafeeva	Hammer throw	Suspension: 8 years starting from 6 January 2017 (second ADRV). Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 15 July 2012 to 6 August 2014 are disqualified.
2018/O/5674	IAAF	RUSAF & Tatyana Lysenko Beloborodva	Hammer throw	Suspension: 8 years starting from 2 July 2016 (second ADRV). Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 2 July 2016 are disqualified
2018/O/5675	IAAF	RUSAF & Ivan Yushkov	Shot put	Suspension: 4 years starting from 2 July 2016. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 2 July 2016 are disqualified
2018/O/5676	IAAF	RUSAF & Mariya Bespalova	Hammer throw	The athlete is currently suspended since 26 October 2015. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 17 July 2012 to 26 October 2015 are disqualified.
2018/O/5704	IAAF	RUSAF & Vera Ganeeva	Discus throw	Suspension: 2 years starting from 2 July 2018 (extension of the 2-year ban already served by the athlete from 2 July 2016 to 1 July 2018). Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 25 July 2012 to 2 August 2014 and between 2 July 2018 and 31 January 2019 are disqualified.
2018/O/5712	IAAF	RUSAF & Yekaterina Galitskaia	100H	Suspension: 4 years starting from 1 February 2019. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 15 July 2012 to 31 December 2014 are disqualified.
2018/O/5713	IAAF	RUSAF & Yuliya Kondakova	100H	Suspension: 4 years starting from 1 February 2019. Retroactive disqualification: all results achieved from 17 July 2012 to 16 July 2016 are disqualified.