WADA statement regarding Liliya Shobukhova’s sanction
- Settlement of a CAS appeal resulted in Russian athlete Liliya Shobukhova being sanctioned by IAAF for period of 3 years and 2 months
- WADA agrees to a reduction of this sanction by 7 months after athlete provides Substantial Assistance
- Shobukhova’s sanction ended on 23 August 2015
The IAAF had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) to suspend Liliya Shobukhova for a period of two years in connection with abnormalities with her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), seeking a period of ineligibility of up to four years.
The CAS appeal resulted in a settlement agreement on 30 June 2015 between the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) and Liliya Shobukhova. The settlement provided for a period of ineligibility of three years and two months (from 24 January 2013 to 23 March 2016) for Ms. Shobukhova.
In light of the Substantial Assistance that Ms. Shobukhova provided in line with the provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), however, WADA has agreed to a seven-month reduction in the athlete’s sanction. This brings the total length of the athlete’s ineligibility period to two years and seven months, which ended on 23 August 2015.
