PROVISIONAL SUSPENSION disclosure WAF 2022

WAF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

The World Armwrestling Federation (WAF), reports that the sample of following athletes has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) in connection with the 2022 World Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championships and out-of-competition testing for 2022.

As a consequence, the following athletes are provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation:

WAF 2022:

  1. Li Alexendr – Kyrgyzstan
  2. Batista Cleiton – Brazil
  3. Iviyazi Kudatullo – Uzbekistan
  4. Duan Mohd – Malaysia
  5. Balsamello Rodolfo – Argentina
  6. Akil Mehmet – Turkiye
  7. Kendirci Mahmut – Turkiye

Third party Anti Doping Organizations (ADOs) provisional suspended athletes for Armwrestling in 2022:

French NADO:

  1. Anthony HOPE – USA
  2. Marek MAJAK – Poland
  3. Gogita KHIMSHIASHVILI – Georgia

Ukraine NADO:

  1. Maryna Shulika – Ukraine

Australian NADO:

  1. Barker Joshua – Australia
  2. Lachlan Carpenter – Australia

In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping rule violation, the relevant decision will also be published.

The WAF will not make any further comments on the case until it is closed.

WAF Anti-Doping Committee