IOC sanctioned sixteen athletes from Beijing 2008 retests

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Thursday November 17, sanctioned sixteen athletes following positive retests from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

As part of this process, the IOC today announced that 16 athletes have been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008. The details follow.

Among them are four track and field athletes:

Elena SLESARENKO, 34, of the Russian Federation, competing in the women’s high jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 4th and for which she was awarded a diploma. Reanalysis of Slesarenko’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

1. The Athlete, Elena SLESARENKO:
   1. is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen),
   2. is disqualified from the women’s high jump event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,
   3. has the diploma obtained in the women’s high jump event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.
2. The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3. The Russian Olympic Committee shall ensure full implementation of this decision.
4. The Russian Olympic Committee shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the women’s high jump event to the Athlete.
5. This decision enters into force immediately.

Vita PALAMAR, 39, of Ukraine, competing in the women’s high jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 5th and for which she was awarded a diploma. Reanalysis of Palamar’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

1. The Athlete, Vita PALAMAR:
   1. is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen),
   2. is disqualified from the women’s high jump event in which she participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,
   3. has the diploma obtained in the women’s high jump event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.
2. The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision.
4. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the diploma awarded in connection with the women’s high jump event to the Athlete.
5. This decision enters into force immediately.

Chrysopigi DEVETZI, 41, of Greece, competing in the women’s triple jump event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which she ranked 3rd and for which she was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Devetzi’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance stanozolol.

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

1. The proceedings are filed.
2. The IOC and the Greek Olympic Committee are invited to implement the existing decision, among other things annulling the Athlete’s results achieved on the occasion of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Denys YURCHENKO, 38, of Ukraine, competing in the men’s pole vault event, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, in which he ranked 3rd and for which he was awarded a bronze medal. Reanalysis of Yurchenko’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).

The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Denis Oswald (Chairman), Gunilla Lindberg and Ugur Erdener, decided the following:

1. The Athlete, Denys YURCHENKO:
   1. is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 (presence and/or use of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an athlete’s bodily specimen),
   2. is disqualified from the men’s pole vault event in which he participated upon the occasion of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008,
   3. has the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma obtained in the men’s pole vault event withdrawn and is ordered to return the same.
2. The IAAF is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
3. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall ensure full implementation of this decision.
4. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine shall notably secure the return to the IOC, as soon as possible, of the medal, the medallist pin and the diploma awarded in connection with the men’s pole vault event to the Athlete.
5. This decision enters into force immediately.