Coach who tried to force sprinter’s return to Belarus banned for five years

Ex-Olympic athletics coach for Belarus Yuri Moisevich has been banned for five years following a tribunal investigating his conduct at the Tokyo Olympics, where sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya feared for her safety when Moisevich attempted to force her return to Belarus on government orders. The Athletics Integrity Unit tribunal found that 63-year-old Moisevich’s actions were “a clear affront to the Athlete’s …

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Norah Jeruto doping suspension overturned after argument that ulcers, Covid-19 affected blood samples

2021 World Champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto’s doping suspension has been overturned after arguments that ulcers and Covid-19 could explain her unusual blood test results. No banned substance was found in Jeruto’s system, however experts from the Athletics Integrity Unit argued that her samples indicated an illicit “transfusion strategy,” by which some athletes have their own blood extracted, processed, and …

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