Doping Cases and Bans in 2023

[Olympian1010 8,274]

 

[Dmitry 93]

Just found this interesting.

 

MOLLY – THE WORLD’S FIRST DOPING DOG COMING TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Molly, the world’s first doping detection dog, works to detect prohibited substances and helps in the selection during a doping control. Molly lives in Falun, Sweden. She is an 8-year-old Springer Spaniel work together with a dog handler, who is also a doping control officer. 

Molly will appear during the Bandy World Championships for Group B, Group A and Women in Sweden in the end of March and beginning of April. Molly will help with the on-site doping controls, but when is of course a secret.

http://www.worldbandy.com/2023/02/28/molly-the-worlds-first-doping-dog-coming-to-world-championship/

 

[Dragon 2,059]

Ukrainian Olympic gymnastics champion Oleg Verniaiev has had his doping ban for meldonium reduced to 2 years.

He can compete immediately if he wants to.

 https://eng.gymnovosti.com/oleg-verniaievs-suspension-reduced-by-two-years/

[phelps 8,402]

now it's official.

 

 Frank Chamizo Marquez tested positive for cannabis at the last world championships.

 

therefore he's been stripped of the bronze medal he won on the mat and received a 3-month ban (already completed).

 

what an idiot!!!   

[Dragon 2,059]

Olympic shot put medalist

"USADA announced today that Raven Saunders, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted an 18-month suspension for committing three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.

Saunders’s 18-month period of ineligibility began on August 15, 2022, the date of her third Whereabouts Failure. In addition, Saunders has been disqualified from all competitive results achieved on and subsequent to August 15, 2022, including forfeiture of any medals, points, and prizes."

[Federer91 3,080]

A rare football ban to grace this topic  Today, after a 7 month investigation, UEFA have given a 4 year ban to CSKA-Sofia's Georgi Yomov, who tested positive after a match in the Conference League in august. Of course CSKA have said, that they would appeal the case in front of CAS.  

[dullard 744]

4 hours ago, Dragon said:

Olympic shot put medalist

"USADA announced today that Raven Saunders, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted an 18-month suspension for committing three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.

Saunders’s 18-month period of ineligibility began on August 15, 2022, the date of her third Whereabouts Failure. In addition, Saunders has been disqualified from all competitive results achieved on and subsequent to August 15, 2022, including forfeiture of any medals, points, and prizes."

So USADA reduced her ban so she can return just in time for Paris. 🙄

[Grassmarket 4,107]

8 hours ago, dullard said:

So USADA reduced her ban so she can return just in time for Paris. 🙄

No, she would not be able to qualify from the US Nationals.    Ooops it's only 18 months backdated, so she returns just in time for the US outdoor season 2023. 

Edited March 16, 2023 by Grassmarket

[dullard 744]

Just now, Grassmarket said:

No, she would not be able to qualify from the US Nationals.

The ban ends in February 2024 and trials aren't until June. If she were banned for the full 24 months it wouldn't end until August.

[Grassmarket 4,107]

1 minute ago, dullard said:

The ban ends in February 2024 and trials aren't until June. If she were banned for the full 24 months it wouldn't end until August.

Yeah, you're right, just corrected my post.  Obviously the 18 months instead of the standard 24 is to allow just that.