WADA announced an error when checking the doping sample of a Russian runner

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said that the 2005 doping retest that resulted in the suspension of Russian runner Tatyana Adrianov in 2015 was not conducted correctly.

According to WADA, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) misinterpreted the extension of the sample review period from eight to ten years. “If the eight-year term expired before January 1, 2015, it was no longer subject to extension to 10 years,” the agency said.

Tatyana Adrianov, suspended following a re-screening, may be eligible to compete again, reports the Associated Press. The IAAF said the Court of Arbitration for Sport was considering Adrianova's appeal and declined to comment on the situation until a decision was made.

• In 2015, the IAAF retested doping samples taken at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. As a result, 28 athletes were convicted of using illegal drugs.
• On April 4, the IAAF announced that several Russian athletes had been convicted of doping as a result of a 2005 sample test. According to R -Sport, we are talking about 18 athletes, including Tatyana Beloborodova (hammer throw), Olga Ryabinkina (shot put), Yulia Pechenkina (running), Ekaterina Volkova (hurdle race) and Alexei Voevodin (race walking). ).
• Later it became known that Tatyana Beloborodova was temporarily suspended from the competition. Whether this is related to the retests of the 2005 samples is unknown.
• In November 2015, an independent WADA commission published a report stating that Russian athletes use doping, and sports officials at least do not interfere with this. Following the release of the report, the IAAF suspended Russia from participating in international competitions until evidence of an improvement in the doping situation was presented.