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Once the ACI has received notification, the athletes have the possibility of being heard either by the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (CAS), or by an IOC disciplinary commission. These two options are available to them because the Anti-Doping Rules in force during the London 2012 Olympic Games still apply to cases registered following the ongoing re-analyzes. In the present case, the athlete did not choose to be heard by the CAS and his file was therefore automatically processed by the IOC Disciplinary Commission.As part of this process, the IOC today announces that an athlete has been disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Details below.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gülcan Mingir, 30, of Turkey, who competed in the women's 3000m steeplechase in athletics at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in which she placed 27th, was sanctioned. Reanalysis of Gülcan Mingir samples taken during the London 2012 Games revealed the presence of a prohibited substance, dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turabinol).
The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed in this case of Denis Oswald (President), Juan Antonio Samaranch and Ingmar De Vos, decided the following:I. The athlete, Gülcan Mingir-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i) is recognized as having committed an anti-doping rule violation under the rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 in London (presence, and / or use, of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or its markers in the sample body), and ii) is disqualified from the event in which she participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games, namely the women's 3000 m steeplechase in athletics.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
II. The World Athletics Federation is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any other measure within its competence.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. The Turkish National Olympic Committee will ensure the full implementation of this decision.
IV. This decision takes effect immediately.
The London 2012 sample re-analysis program continues until the expiration of the limitation period in August 2020 *.
By clicking on the following links, you will find a list of the anti-doping rule violations committed during or after the Olympic Games and the detailed results of the IOC reanalysis program from 2004 to the present.
This program is one of the initiatives taken by the IOC to protect honest athletes and preserve the integrity of competitions. The IOC has kept samples since the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and is carrying out new systematic analyzes. The fight against doping is a top priority for the IOC, which has established a zero tolerance policy to combat cheating and punish anyone with a responsibility in the supply and use of doping products. * Please note that for legal reasons, the IOC cannot communicate more precise information on current cases. These will follow in due course.
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