ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) follows World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-approved Medical and Anti-Doping Guidelines for all of its sports events. The purpose of the Guidelines is to protect clean athletes competing in Europe’s premier sports events as part of the Olympic Movement.

During the 2^nd edition of the European Games Minsk 2019, 1170 athletes (more than 25% of those competing) were tested as part of anti-doping activities during Games time. For the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Baku, a further 177 young athletes were tested.

The tests returned three adverse analytical findings (AAFs), the details of which are published below, in compliance with article 14.3 of the WADA Code.

Event: Minsk 2019 European Games

Athlete: Mr Kiryl HRYSHCHANKA

Country: Belarus

Competition: Wrestling

AAF: Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone

Event: Minsk 2019 European Games

Athlete: Mr Damir PLANTIC

Country: Croatia

Competition: Boxing

AAF: Carboxy-THC

Event: Baku 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival

Athlete: Mr Rustam DOLAEV

Country: Russia

Competition: Wrestling

AAF: Meldonium

As a result of these adverse analytical findings, the athletes have been stripped of their results during the respective competitions, and the information has been forwarded to the relevant International Federations.

Results for the affected competitions are now as follows, with medal exchanges to be carried out in the coming months:

Minsk 2019 European Games

Greco Roman Wrestling Men 130kg:

GOLD Iakobi KAJAIA (GEO)

SILVER Sergey SEMENOV (RUS)

BRONZE Sabah SHARIATI (AZE)
BRONZE Mykola KUCHMII (UKR)