The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Clement Nyoni, a Zimbabwean Para athletics athlete, for two years due to an anti-doping rule violation.
During the Marrakech 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, Nyoni’s in-competition urine sample tested positive for prednisolone/prednisone.
The athlete accepted responsibility and the proposed consequences, including a two-year ineligibility period and disqualification of results.
The IPC reaffirms its commitment to maintaining a clean sporting environment, adhering to the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards.
The athlete will be ineligible for competition and other sporting activities (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) for two years from 31 July 2024 until 30 July 2026.
The results obtained by the athlete in the men’s 400m T46 competition at the Marrakech 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix are disqualified, with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
All other results obtained by the athlete from the date the sample was collected until the commencement of the provisional suspension are also disqualified, with all resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
Each athlete is strictly liable for the substances found in their sample. An ADRV occurs whenever a prohibited substance (or its metabolites or markers) is found in their bodily sample, whether or not the athlete intentionally or unintentionally used a prohibited substance or was negligent or otherwise at fault.
As a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code (the WADC), the IPC remains committed to a doping-free sporting environment at all levels. The IPC has established the IPC Anti-Doping Code in compliance with the general principles of the WADC, including the WADC International Standards, expecting that, in the spirit of sport, it will lead the fight against doping in sport for athletes with an impairment.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
