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3 July 2025
The ITA confirms that weightlifter Dilnoza Fayzullaeva has agreed¹ to the consequences imposed for her anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).
Dilnoza Fayzullaeva provided a sample collected under the testing authority of the IWF during an unannounced in-competition doping control performed on 25 May 2024 during the IWF World Youth Championships, Lima, Peru, which yielded an adverse analytical finding² (AAF) for furosemide.
Furosemide is prohibited under the WADA Prohibited List as S5 Diuretics and Masking Agents. It is prohibited at all times (in- and out-of-competition) and is classified as a specified substance. Furosemide can be used by athletes to excrete water for rapid weight loss.
The athlete did not challenge the ADRV and agreed with the consequences proposed by the ITA. Accordingly, the case was resolved via an acceptance of consequences.
The athlete’s period of ineligibility is from 8 August 2024 until 7 August 2026. In addition, all the athlete’s individual competitive results as from 25 May 2024 until the start of the period of ineligibility are disqualified.
The decision may be challenged before the appeals division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport by the parties with a right of appeal in accordance with article 13.2.3 of the IWF anti-doping rules.
The ITA will not comment further on these cases.
¹ Athletes have the right to choose not to have their case referred to a hearing panel. In these instances, the anti-doping organisation will assess the athlete’s case file and establish the applicable consequences pursuant to the anti-doping rules and the athlete will have the right to accept the proposed consequences. If the athlete refuses the proposed consequences, the case is transferred to a hearing panel. This resolution mechanism is provided for in articles 8.3.1. and 8.3.3. of the IWF anti-doping rules and 8.3 of the World Anti-Doping Code and is commonly referred to as an agreement on consequences and is deemed an IWF/ITA decision. The athlete’s National Anti-Doping Organisation and the World Anti-Doping Agency have the right to appeal the agreement on consequences before the competent appeal body.
² A report from a WADA-accredited laboratory that, consistent with the International Standard for Laboratories, establishes in a sample the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers or evidence of the use of a prohibited method.
