IOC Sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 Olympics

The following statement was issued by the IOC today:

The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. To provide a level playing field for all clean athletes at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the IOC put special measures in place, including targeted pre-tests and the re-analysis of stored samples from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and London 2012, following an intelligence-gathering process that started in August 2015.

As part of this process, the IOC today announced that 16 athletes have been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008. The details follow.

Khadzhimurat AKKAEV, 31, of the Russian Federation, competing in the men’s 94kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Akkaev’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The Athlete, Khadzhimurat AKKAEV: is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen), is disqualified from the men’s 94kg weightlifting event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men’s 94kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same. The IWF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence. The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision. The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men’s 94kg weightlifting event to the Athlete. This decision enters into force immediately.

The full decision is available here

Khasan BAROEV, 33, of the Russian Federation, competing in the men’s 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 2nd and for which he was awarded a silver medal. Reanalysis of Baroev’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The Athlete, Khasan BAROEV: is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen), is disqualified from the men’s 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men’s 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same. The UWW is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence. The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision. The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men’s 96-120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event to the Athlete. This decision enters into force immediately.

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Natalya DAVYDOVA, 31, of Ukraine, competing in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Davydova’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The Athlete, Natalya DAVYDOVA: is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen), is disqualified from the women’s 69kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the women’s 69kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same. The IWF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the women’s 69kg weightlifting event to the Athlete. This decision enters into force immediately.

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Chrysopigi DEVETZI, 41, of Greece, competing in the women’s triple jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Devetzi’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The proceedings are filed. The IOC and the Greek Olympic Committee are invited to implement the existing decision, among other things annulling the Athlete’s results achieved on the occasion of the 2008 Olympic Games.

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Mariya GRABOVETSKAYA, 29, of Kazakhstan, competing in the women’s +75kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Grabovetskaya’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol), oxandrolone and stanozolol.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The Athlete, Mariya GRABOVETSKAYA: is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen), is disqualified from the women’s +75kg weightlifting event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the women’s +75kg weightlifting event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same. The IWF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure full implementation of this decision. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the women’s +75kg weightlifting event to the Athlete. This decision enters into force immediately.

The full decision is available here

Iryna KULESHA, 30, of Belarus, competing in the women’s 75kg weightlifting event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 4th and for which she was awarded a diploma. Reanalysis of Kulesha’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

The Athlete, Iryna KULESHA: is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen), is disqualified from the women’s 75kg weightlifting event …

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