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20 October 2025
The ITA reports that athlete Khatthamarasri Anueng has been sanctioned with a 3-year period of inlieibiligy for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) under article 2.3 of the IFMA anti-doping rules (IFMA ADR).
The circumstances of the ADRV arise from an out-of competition testing mission led by the ITA on 4 September 2022. The athlete refused to provide a sample without compelling justifications. As per Article 2.3 of the IFMA ADR evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification amounts to an ADRV.
The athlete did not challenge his ADRV. As set forth in article 10.8.1 of the IFMA ADR¹, due to his early admission, the athlete was entitled to a one-year reduction of the otherwise four-year period of ineligibility usually imposed for an ADRV under Article 2.3. The athlete’s period of ineligibility is from 10 April 2025 until 9 April 2028 and his competitive results have been disqualified from 4 September 2022 onwards.
Parties with a right of appeal may challenge the decisions before the appeal division of CAS in accordance with article 13.3.2 of the IFMA ADR.
The ITA will not comment further on this case.
¹ Article 10.8.1 of the IFMA ADR (and World Anti-Doping Code) provides for a one-year reduction for certain ADRVs based on early admission and acceptance of sanction. This applies where an athlete after being notified by the IFMA/ITA of a potential ADRV that carries an asserted period of Ineligibility of four (4) or more years, admits the violation and accepts the asserted period of Ineligibility no later than twenty (20) days after receiving notice of an ADRV charge. Where the athlete receives the one-year reduction under Article 10.8.1, no further reduction in the period of Ineligibility is allowed.
