Zimbabwean Para athletics athlete Clement Nyoni receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para athletics athlete Clement Nyoni for a period of two years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code.

The Zimbabwean athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a prohibited substance in a urine sample provided in-competition on 28 April 2024 during the men's 400 m T46 event at the Marrakech 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix.

The substance was prednisolone/prednisone. The substance is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2024 Prohibited List under the class S9 Glucocorticoids.

The athlete was provisionally suspended by the IPC on 31 July 2024 pending a resolution of his case.

The athlete subsequently accepted the 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 programs) for two years from 31 July 2024 until 30 July 2026.