Global List of Ineligible Persons

The Athletics Integrity Unit has jurisdiction over International-Level Athletes and their Athlete Support Persons, World Athletics Officials and Member Federation Officials (limited to their dealings with World Athletics). On this page we publish a consolidated list of all persons serving a period of ineligibility in Athletics. This includes persons serving a period of ineligibility as a result of national level cases and decisions.

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*The list of currently suspended persons was last updated on 1 April 2025. Please note that it is intended for information only and should not be relied upon from a legal perspective.

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Name Date of Birth Nationality Role Sex Discipline 1 Discipline 2 Infraction Date Sanction Ineligibile Until Disqualification Period Infraction Type ADRV Rules ADRV Notes Description
OZEL, Ziya -- TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
OZSOY, Fikret 01/01/1965 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/05/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
PAVLYSH, Vita 15/01/1969 UKR Athlete F Shot Put Throws 05/03/2004 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 05.03.04 Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Wolrd Indoor Championships, Budapest, HUN
PIOLANTI, Raphael 14/11/1967 FRA Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel -- Lifetime Ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Administration 		Administration & Possession Administration, Possession
PISKUNOV, Vladyslav 07/06/1978 UKR Athlete M Hammer Throws 08/08/2005 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 08.08.05 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone In competition test, 10th World Championships, Helsinki, FIN
PIZHANKOVA, Darya 09/01/1990 UKR Athlete F 100m Sprints (400m or less) 14/08/2013 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 14-08-13 Doping Presence
Use 		Drostanolone In-competition test, IAAF World Athletic Championships, Moscow, RUS
POLYCHRONIOU, Christos 31/03/1972 GRE Athlete M Hammer Throws 18/03/2008 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Evasion
Refusal and or Failure to Submit 		Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection Refusal to be tested
PORTUGALOV, Sergei Nikolaevich -- Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 10/03/2017 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
QUIRINO DE MORAES, Ronaldo -- BRA Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel -- Lifetime ban as from 24.10.16 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method // Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited
SAZAK, Metin 04/02/1973 TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2015 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration / Trafficking Administration, Trafficking
SEPETCI, Davut -- TUR Athlete M Athlete Support Personnel 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban from 27/11/2014 Lifetime ban Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method /Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method Administration of a prohibited substance Trafficking
SHEKHODANOVA, Natalya 29/12/1971 RUS Athlete F 100m Hurdles Sprints (400m or less) 22/02/2004 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol In competition test, IAAF Indoor Athena, Athens, GRE
SINGH, Jitinder 05/04/1991 IND Athlete M 21/10/2010 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 21.10.10 Doping Presence
Use 		Methandienone Out of competition, IND
SKAFIDAS, George -- GRE Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 01/01/2011 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Doping Tampering
Possession
Trafficking
Administration 		Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method, Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method, Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Tampering ; Possession of a prohibited substance; Trafficking, Administration of a prohibited substance
SUN, Qinghe -- CHN Athlete Support Personnel M Athlete Support Personnel 09/05/2017 Lifetime ban as from 23/10/17 Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method Administration of a prohibited substance
TCHERNOVA, Lada 01/01/1970 RUS Athlete F Javelin Throws 29/02/2012 Lifetime ban as from 12.03.12 Lifetime ban Since and including that of 29.02.12 Doping Presence
Use 		Bromantan In competition test, Russian Cup, Adler, RUS
TERESHKOVA (TSYKUNOVA), Olga 26/10/1984 KAZ Athlete F 400m Sprints (400m or less) 19/03/2014 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since 19.03.14 Doping Presence
Use 		Methyltestosterone Out-of-competition test, Bostyri, KGZ
VARANTSOU, Andrei 24/07/1975 BLR Athlete M Hammer Throws 09/10/2013 Lifetime ban Lifetime ban Since and including that of 09.10.13 Doping Presence
Use 		Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone Out of competition test
VIVIERS, Innis -- RSA Athlete M 11/02/2005 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban - Doping Presence
Use 		Stanozolol Out of competition, RSA
YETIS, Riza -- TUR Athlete M 01/11/2014 Lifetime ban from 27/11/2014 Lifetime ban - Doping Trafficking
Administration 		Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete of a Prohibited Substance/ or Method // Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibted Substance or Prohibited Method Administration of a prohibited substance Trafficking
YOUNG, Jerome 14/08/1976 USA Athlete M 400m Sprints (400m or less) 23/07/2004 Lifetime ban (2nd ADRV) Lifetime ban Since 23.07-04 Doping Presence
Use 		EPO In competition test, Meeting IAAF Gaz de France, Paris, FRA
ZHANG, Shouku 19/05/1977 CHN Athlete Support Personnel M 05/09/2020 Lifetime ineligibility Lifetime ban Doping Administration Administration Administration
MIKHAYLOVSKIY, Sergey 20/05/1987 RUS Athlete M Long Jump Jumps 19/09/2020 4 years ineligibility 26/05/2025 Since 19.09.20 Doping Use
Evasion
Refusal and or Failure to Submit 		Use, Refusal In competition test, Russian Team Championship, Sochi, RUS
AL-KHAZAALI, Falah 18/10/2004 IRQ Athlete M Sprints (400m or less) 17/03/2022 3 years ineligibility 28/05/2025 Since 17.03.22 Doping Presence
Use 		Letrozole, Tamoxifen, Metandienone,19-norandrosterone In competition test, Iraqi Ch., Baghdad, IRQ
MOHAMMADI, Mahdi 02/07/1994 IRI Athlete M Throws 12/04/2021 4 years ineligibility 29/05/2025 Since 12.04.21 Doping Presence
Use 		Methandienone In competition test, Iran National Athletics Competition, Mashhad, IRI
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