Hurtful Truths: In what sport are Uzbek athletes most often disqualified?
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21 February 2022 5164 1 minute
In 2021, doping was detected in 15 Uzbek athletes. The National Anti-Doping Agency of Uzbekistan (UzNADA) reported this.
According to the UzNADA report on disqualified athletes last year, 10 of them were men and 5 were women athletes.
Prohibited substances mostly were found in weightlifting (2 people), judo (2 people) and wrestling (1 women’s wrestling and 1 Greco-Roman wrestling).
Earlier, following a decision of the Ethics Commission under the National Anti-Doping Agency of Uzbekistan, athlete Mftuna Ismailova was disqualified for four years after disclosing doping in tests.
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