Cyrena Samba-Mayela: French hurdler given non permanent suspension for whereabouts breach

French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela has been given a brief suspension for not disclosing her whereabouts to anti-doping officers.

Samba-Mayela received silver within the 100m hurdles on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The 25-year-old’s suspension was confirmed by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Friday.

The sanction was imposed on Samba-Mayela on September 18, and will lead to a two-year ban.

She withdrew from August’s European Championships due to harm.

A consultant for Samba-Mayela informed French information company AFP that the athlete had by no means returned a optimistic end result on an anti-doping take a look at, and that the investigation is solely centered on the whereabouts breach.

“The process talked about is ongoing earlier than the AIU and considerations completely administrative whereabouts necessities, and never using any substance in any respect,” the consultant added.

“She [Samba-Maylea] continues to reply throughout the allotted timeframes and to co-operate totally.”

Elite athletes are required to tell anti-doping officers about their areas, for instance if they’re attending a coaching camp away from house or if they’re travelling.

These areas are used in an effort to adjust to the foundations for random doping checks.

Three failures inside a yr, equivalent to a missed take a look at or inaccurate data given to the anti-doping officers, may end up in punishment.