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GERARDO RIQUELME
Updated
Sport Resolutions, the entity that processes World Athletics disciplinary procedures, has informed the commission by Mohamed Katir of a violation of article 2.5 of the anti-doping regulations (violation commonly referred to as “tampering”: manipulation or attempted manipulation of any part of the doping control process)
A sanction of four years of suspension is imposed on the athlete, starting on February 7, 2024. date on which the penalty period for a violation of art. 2.4 of the same regulations (location errors). No sporting result achieved by the athlete will be annulled.
The tampering action occurred on February 28, 2023, coinciding with the first localization failure, since the date of a plane trip to Portugal was modified in the reservation and ticket, given that he had informed AIU that he had traveled to that city on a certain day, when, in reality, he had done so two days before.
A year after these events, a new sanctioning procedure was opened by the AIU, when a sanction for an infraction derived from the three location failures was already being served. The decision of Sport Resolutions, which is not final, can be appealed before the TAS-CAS.
