France's Samba-Mayela Provisionally Suspended by AIU
The AIU said three whereabouts failures within 12 months can bring a ban of up to two years.
- On Friday, the Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspended Olympic silver medalist Cyrena Samba-Mayela during an investigation into alleged whereabouts violations.
- Anti-Doping rules require athletes to file daily one-hour availability windows for unannounced testing; three failures within 12 months trigger mandatory suspension, which Samba-Mayela reportedly incurred.
- Agent Maka Haidara stated the proceedings relate solely to administrative obligations, not prohibited substances, and confirmed Samba-Mayela is cooperating with the investigation.
- A potential two-year ban could rule the Paris Olympics silver medalist out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, jeopardizing her athletic future.
- Samba-Mayela has not competed since July, having withdrawn from the European Championships in Birmingham due to a calf injury, despite her 2024 European championship title.
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The 25-year-old French woman has been suspended since September 18. A possible two-year penalty can drive her away from the Los Angeles Olympic Games2028.
French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela was caught by doping agents three times during the year and was given a preliminary suspension.
Olympic medallist Samba-Mayela handed provisional doping ban
The 100m hurdles silver medallist from the 2024 Olympic Games has been banned since September 18 and risks a two-year suspension. The 25-year-old withdrew from August's European Championships due to injury. "I confirm that Cyrena Samba-Mayela has never returned a positive result on any anti-doping test," her representative told AFP. "The procedure mentioned is ongoing before the AIU and concerns exclusively administrative whereabouts requirement…
The French hurdle print Olympic second Cyrena Samba-Mayela has been suspended for three violations of the doping test obligation!
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