Gymnastics · Ukraine · FIG (GEF Disciplinary Commission)
Oleg Verniaiev: doping case, ban and appeal
Ban ended CAS said on 14 March 2023 that the two year ban from 5 November 2020 had concluded.
Ban length4 years at first instance (12 July 2021), reduced to 2 years by CAS (14 March 2023)
Start5 November 2020
Violation
Presence of a prohibited substance: meldonium (hormone and metabolic modulator), in an out of competition sample collected on 26 August 20201
Results disqualified
Not stated in the CAS release
Appeals
- CAS, 14 March 2023: ReducedThe athlete argued the meldonium came from contaminated food. The panel upheld the violation but found grounds for a reduction from four years to two years from 5 November 2020, and said the period had concluded.1
Sources
- Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS reduces Oleg Verniaiev's period of ineligibility to two years, CAS media release 8210 (14 March 2023)