Disciplinary measures

LAUSANNE (SUI) FIG Office, January 29, 2010: Acting on the recommendation of its Disciplinary Commission, the FIG Presidential Commission ruled on the doping cases involving gymnasts Daiane dos Santos (BRA) and Alisa Usmanova (BLR).

The Brazilian gymnast is suspended for a 5-month period, starting January 27, 2010 or the day the decision was issued by the Presidential Commission, thus underscoring the proposal submitted by the FIG Disciplinary Commission. Having tested for Furosemide on July 2, 2009 out of competition, Daiane dos Santos was heard by the FIG Disciplinary Commission on December 18, 2009 in Lausanne.

A member of the Byelorussian female Trio, Alisa Usmanova was suspended for the period of one year starting January 27, 2010. Traces of the same substance had been detected in a sample taken from the Byelorussian gymnast on October 3, 2009 at the Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships in Vila do Conde, Portugal. As a result of her suspension, Usmanova has been disqualified from that competition. This will have a bearing on the final ranking, as the Trio disappears altogether from the list. Third in the All-around, the position falls to Great Britain. In Balance, the Silver goes to Ukraine and the Bronze to Belgium.

Both decisions have come into force. The two gymnasts, along with the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA), have the right to appeal to the FIG Appeal Tribunal or the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) respectively within 21 days of notification.