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AIU Head Brett Clothier noted that it was critical that athletes become aware of the rules concerning IV infusions.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has cautioned athletes about the use of ‘intravenous (IV) drip therapy’, in the wake of four-month bans for Jamaica’s Rushelle Burton and USA’s Tamara Clark.
Both athletes admitted to each receiving an IV infusion ‘of more than 100ml in a twelve-hour period’ on January 25 this year.
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This is due to the spiraling cases that have seen the country remain in Category A (having the highest doping risk) in the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.
This constituted an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rule which cautions on the use or attempted use by an athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.
The matter came to light when Clark was subjected to drug testing by the AIU on January 26. She and Burton proactively informed the AIU about the treatment received and readily cooperated with the subsequent investigation which confirmed the IVs contained no Prohibited Substances and that the violations of the Rules were inadvertent.
The athletes accepted voluntary provisional suspensions from February 1, pending the conclusions of their matters which were ultimately settled via Case Resolution Agreements involving the athletes, the AIU, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Burton and Clark were given periods of ineligibility from February 1 to May 30 and their results from January 25 to February 1 have been disqualified.
The AIU stressed that, though IV drip therapy is increasingly popular in some parts of the world, it could constitute a serious breach of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.
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AIU head, Clothier is currently in the country after a spike in doping cases.
AIU Head Brett Clothier noted that it was critical that athletes become aware of the rules concerning IV infusions.
“In this case, the sanctions reflect the fact that the athletes brought the matter to the AIU’s attention themselves, but other athletes may receive harsher sanctions in different circumstances.
These cases should serve as a warning to all athletes in our sport to take care of what they put into their bodies,” Clothier added.
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Colm O'Connell, Kipruto’s coach also came to the defense of Kipruto saying that he is an ‘honest young man’.
IV infusions or injections have been on the WADA List of Prohibited Substances and Methods since 2005 and are the supply of fluid and/or prescribed medication by drip or push directly into a vein.
In 2021, they were re-classified from ‘Non-Specified Methods’ to ‘Specified Methods’ after WADA deemed them to be methods that are more likely to be consumed or used by an athlete for a purpose other than the enhancement of sports performance.
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Under the 2023 Anti-Doping Rules, if an athlete can establish ‘No Significant Fault’ in the use of a Specified Method, the period of ineligibility is, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of ineligibility and, at a maximum, two years’ ineligibility depending on the athlete’s degree of fault.
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