The ITA reports that weightlifter Nurlan Rasulov has accepted a 5‑year ban for his anti‑doping rule violation
The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping program for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), reports that Azeri weightlifter Nurlan Rasulov has accepted a five‑year period of ineligibility for his anti‑doping rule violation.
The ITA confirms that the athlete Nurlan Rasulov has agreed¹ to the consequences imposed for his anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).
The athlete tested positive for the exogenous origin of testosterone, androsterone, etiocholanolone and adiol(s), as well as boldenone and its metabolite following two doping controls conducted out‑of‑competition on 24 October 2025 and in-competition on 2 November 2025 at the 2025 European Junior and U23 Championships in Durrës, Albania, respectively.
These substances are listed under class S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids of the World Anti‑Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. They are prohibited at all times (in‑ and out‑of‑competition) and are classified as non‑specified substances. These substances have potent muscle-building and strength-increasing properties.
On 28 November 2025, when notified of the case, the athlete was provisionally suspended with immediate effect.²
The athlete did not challenge the ADRV and agreed with the consequences that apply under the IWF anti-doping rules as proposed by the ITA. Accordingly, the case was resolved via an acceptance of consequences.
Due to his early admission of the ADRV, the athlete was entitled to a one-year reduction of the applicable period of ineligibility as set forth in article 10.8.1 of the IWF anti-doping rules.³
The period of ineligibility, which was increased to five years on the basis of aggravating circumstances,⁴ is effective from 28 November 2025 until 27 November 2030. Additionally, all the athlete’s individual competitive results, including those obtained at the 2025 European Junior and U23 Championships in Durrës, Albania, are disqualified from the date of the first sample collection (24 October 2025) until the date of the provisional suspension (28 November 2025).
The decision may be challenged before the appeals division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 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 this case.
The original press release can be found here: https://ita.sport/news/the-ita-reports-that-weightlifter-nurlan-rasulov-has-accepted-a-5-year-ban-for-his-anti-doping-rule-violation/
