European vice-champion Auriana Lazraq Khlass has been suspended for twenty-two months by the AIU for failures to meet her whereabouts obligations.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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Key facts
The 2024 European runner-up had been provisionally suspended since the end of March. The sanction further narrows her prospects of qualifying for the…
They risk a suspension once they accumulate three whereabouts failures over a twelve-month period. Auriana Lazraq Khlass may appeal the decision.
On February 16 and August 23, the charges concern both a failure to meet the obligation to submit whereabouts information and a missed test.
The 2024 European runner-up had been provisionally suspended since the end of March. The sanction further narrows her prospects of qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
They risk a suspension once they accumulate three whereabouts failures over a twelve-month period. Auriana Lazraq Khlass may appeal the decision.
On February 16 and August 23, the charges concern both a failure to meet the obligation to submit whereabouts information and a missed test.
On November 10, the established breach concerns the obligation to submit whereabouts information.
The French athlete did not provide a justification for the first failure.
The athletes concerned must indicate each day, in the Adams application, a time slot and a precise location where anti-doping agencies can test them.
Dig deeper
Who is Auriana Lazraq Khlass?
A French combined-events athlete and 2024 European vice-champion, she has been sanctioned for failures to meet her whereabouts obligations.
What is a whereabouts failure?
It is a failure to meet the obligation to indicate where and when a test can take place; three failures in twelve months expose an athlete to a suspension.
What is the Adams application used for?
Athletes declare there each day a time slot and a precise location so that anti-doping agencies can test them.
Why does this case matter for the Los Angeles Games?
The sanction further narrows her qualification horizon for the Los Angeles Olympic Games, after a provisional suspension since the end of March.