Anti-Doping Rule Violation of Two Ukrainian Athletes
Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced
today that two Ukrainian athletes in the sport of Powerlifting, tested
positive for a Prohibited Substance and a sanction of two years
ineligibility was imposed for their first doping offence.
Andriy Byelikov tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide at the 8th Open
IPC Powerlifting European Championships 2007 in Kavala, Greece, in June
2007.
Liubov Semenyuk also tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide at the 8th
Open IPC Powerlifting European Championships 2007 in Kavala, Greece in
June 2007.
The substance is included in the 2007 Prohibited List and consequently
prohibited under the IPC Anti-Doping Code, which has adopted the World
Anti-Doping Code (WADC).
According to Article 3.1 of the IPC Anti-Doping Code, it is each
athlete's personal duty to ensure that no Prohibited Substances enters
his or her body. Furthermore, each athlete is responsible for any
Prohibited Substances found in their bodily specimen, regardless of how
it entered their body.
In accordance with the IPC Anti-Doping Code (Article 9.8), and after an
expedited hearing of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee, the IPC ratified the
decision to impose a sanction of two years ineligibility on athlete
Andriy Byelikov as a result of this offence being his first anti-doping
rule violation, commencing 12 June 2007, the day of the violation.
Also, in accordance with the IPC Anti-Doping Code (Article 9.8), and
after an expedited hearing of the IPC Anti-Doping Committee, the IPC
ratified the decision to impose a sanction of two years ineligibility on
athlete Liubov Semeneyuk as a result of this offence being her first
anti-doping rule violation, commencing 14 June 2007 the day of the
violation.
According to the IPC Anti-Doping Code (Article 12.1 and 12.7), all
individual results of both athletes obtained at the 8th Open IPC
Powerlifting European Championships 2007 and thereafter shall be
disqualified. This includes the forfeit of any medals, points and prizes.
This ruling is in accordance with the IPC Anti-Doping Code. As a
signatory of the WADC, the IPC remains committed to a doping free
sporting environment at all levels. The IPC, together with the
International Federations and the National Paralympic Committees,
established the IPC Anti-Doping Code (January 2004) to prevent, in the
spirit of fair play, doping in sport for athletes with a disability and
in conformity with the general principles of the WADC.
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Notes to the Editor:
About the IPC: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the
global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the
Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International
Federation for 11 sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the
World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to
enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to
developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from
the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the
Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and
equality.
For further information, please contact Steffi Klein, IPC Communication
Manager, on tel: +49-2008-2097-230, e-mail: steffi.klein@paralympic.org
<mailto:steffi.klein@paralympic.org> or go to www.paralympic.org
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