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Yesterday the CAS in Lausanne issued the ruling about all''appello by Olga Abramova, found the positive Ukrainian biathlete to Meldonium on January 10, 2016, and disqualified dall''Ibu a year.
Thursday 20 April 2017 3 minutes reading time
Abramova has failed a doping test after ten days' entrance to the infamous drug on the list of prohibited substances. The concentration of the substance in his urine was equal to 7.3 g / mL.
In accordance with the guidelines issued by Wada about the treatment of the various cases, this amount fell in a gray area in which there was neither certainty of disqualification, nor absolution.
So the case was dealt with at the discretion of dell''Ibu anti-doping commission, which found that the 'athlete has taken the substance unintentionally, not ravvenendo so willful. It therefore decided to discredit it for one year (instead of two), the multarla 2,000 euro and to cancel all the results obtained between January 10 and February 4, 2016 (the day the positivity was officially communicated).
The twenty-nine appealed to CAS, which yesterday issued its ruling. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found that Abramova has violated anti-doping rules (the positive test is a fact), but should not be punished.
This is because the 'athlete is able to demonstrate that they have taken Meldonium for the' last time when the drug was still legal, ie before dell''1 January 2016, the day he entered the list of prohibited substances Wada.
For this reason, the TAS has canceled the disqualification of one year inflicted dall''Ibu (in the meantime already discounted). According to Wada guidelines are instead deleted all the results obtained between January 10 and February 4, 2016 (the day the positivity was officially communicated).
What practical changes all''atto? Soon, Abramova has already served his suspension and returned regularly in the race. However, his "sport" rap sheet is cleaned.
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