Kyrgyzstani athlete Sagynbek Makhamatkul Uulu receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifting athlete Sagynbek Makhamatkul Uulu of Kyrgyzstan for a period of three years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code (the Code).

The Kyrgyzstani athlete returned adverse analytical findings (AAFs) for multiple prohibited substances in a urine sample provided in-competition on 24 April 2024 during the men’s up to 97 kg event at the Sharm El Sheikh 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup.

The substances were drostanolonone metabolite and dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (DHCMT) metabolite. The prohibited substances are included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2024 Prohibited List under the class S1.1 - Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS).

The athlete was provisionally suspended by the IPC on 22 May 2024 pending a resolution of his case.

The athlete accepted his commission of the ADRV and the consequences proposed by the IPC. As a result of his violation, the athlete will be ineligible for competition and other sporting activities (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation programmes) for three years from 22 May 2024 until 21 May 2027.

The results obtained by the athlete in the men’s up to 97 kg competition at the Sharm El Sheikh 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup 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 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.