(Reuters) – Russian triathlete Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for 3 years after testing constructive for the banned substance EPO, World Triathlon stated in an announcement on Thursday.
The pattern was collected throughout an out-of-competition check in July, which means that Polyanskiy might be disqualified from all subsequent occasions.
The 31-year-old took half within the males’s particular person race on the Tokyo Olympics, the place he completed forty third, and was a part of the combined relay staff that got here 14th.
“World Triathlon hereby imposes a interval of ineligibility of three years on Igor Polyanskiy for the presence of EPO in his urine and blood samples in contravention to Article 2.1 of the Anti-Doping Guidelines (ADR),” the game’s governing physique stated in an announcement.
“All of the Athlete’s outcomes and factors earned since 21 July 2021 are to be disqualified with all ensuing penalties together with the forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, factors and prize and look cash.”
Polyanskiy had the choice to request the evaluation of the ‘B’ pattern however waived that proper in August.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; Modifying by Toby Davis)
