Press Release - World Athletics - 7/15/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

             Significant improvement in domestic testing sees      
        all athletes from high-risk countries eligible for Oregon22

The Athletics Integrity Unit has announced that thanks to significant 
improvements in most of their domestic testing programmes, those countries 
categorised as being the highest doping risk to the sport do not have any 
athletes declared not eligible for the World Athletics Championships 
Oregon22 for failing to meet minimum testing requirements as set out under 
the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.

This contrasts with the situation in Tokyo last year when 20 such athletes 
were declared not eligible. This year, the minimum testing requirements 
were fully met for five out of the six relevant federations. In the case of 
the Ukraine Athletics Federation, the requirements were largely met, and 
the Athletics Integrity Unit Board approved an exemption for seven (out of 
22) Ukrainian athletes due to the exceptional circumstances facing that 
federation.

Find the full press release on the Athletics Integrity Unit website here.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is the independent body created by World 
Athletics that manages all integrity issues – both doping and non-doping – 
for the sport of athletics. The remit of the AIU includes anti-doping, the 
pursuit of individuals engaged in age or competition results manipulation, 
investigating fraudulent behaviour with regards to transfers of allegiance, 
and detecting other misconduct including bribery and breaches of betting 
rules. It is the AIU’s role to drive cheats out of our sport, and to do 
everything within its power to support honest athletes around the world who 
dedicate their lives to reaching their sporting goals through dedication 
and hard work.

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