The ITA reports that two Sambo athletes have been sanctioned with a 5- and 3-year period of ineligibility, respectively
The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports that uzbek sambo athletes Gulsevar Urakova and Ozodbek Murotov have accepted a five-year and three-year period of ineligibility, respectively, after testing positive during the 2025 World Games.
The ITA confirms that athletes Gulsevar Urakova and Ozodbek Murotov have agreed¹ to the consequences imposed for their respective anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) following positive results at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.
Ozodbek Murotov tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone after providing a sample on 12 August 2025 during an out-of-competition doping control at the 2025 World Games. 19-norandrosterone is prohibited under the WADA Prohibited List as S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. 19-norandrosterone is prohibited at all times (in- and out-of-competition) and is a non-specified substance. 19-norandrosterone may boost athletic ability by increasing muscle strength and mass and accelerating recovery.
Gulsevar Urakova provided a sample during an out‑of‑competition doping control shortly before the 2025 World Games, which returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF)² for LGD‑4033 (ligandrol), RAD140 and enobosarm (ostarine). She also tested positive for the prohibited substances LGD‑4033 (ligandrol) and RAD140 after providing a sample on 14 August 2025 during an in‑competition doping control at the 2025 World Games. All these substances are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) listed under the WADA Prohibited List as S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents. They are prohibited at all times and are classified as non-specified substances. SARMs are synthetic drugs that selectively stimulate androgen receptors, promoting muscle growth and enhancing physical performance.
On 16 December 2025, the ITA, on behalf of the International World Games Association (IWGA), issued a sanctioning decision against each athlete, holding they both had committed an ADRV for the presence and use of a prohibited substance and disqualified their respective results at the 2025 World Games. The athletes’ cases were then referred to the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) to determine the applicable consequences under the FIAS anti-doping rules.³
As a result, the athletes agreed with the consequences applicable under the FIAS anti-doping rules, namely:
- Ozodbek Murotov – a period of ineligibility of three years from 10 September 2025 until 9 September 2028 and the disqualification of his individual competitive results from 12 August 2025 onwards.
- Gulsevar Urakova – a period of ineligibility of five years from 4 September 2025 until 3 September 2030 and the disqualification of her individual competitive results from 4 August 2025 onwards.
Due to the early admission of their ADRVs, the athletes were entitled to a one-year reduction of the applicable periods of ineligibility as set forth in article 10.8.1 of the FIAS anti-doping rules.⁴
The ITA will not comment further on these cases.
The original press release can be found here: https://ita.sport/news/the-ita-reports-that-two-sambo-athletes-have-been-sanctioned-with-a-5-and-3-year-period-of-ineligibility-respectively/
