Olga Samylova, a well-known runner of the Russian national team in the past at a distance of 100 and 400 m hurdles, repeated champion of the country and participant in the European Championships, commented on about her disqualification for a period of four years – until June 16, 2026.
The former athlete ended her career in 2015, she is now 36 years old. According to , the sample was taken from Samylova in 2012. The athlete used the licensed (then and now) drug “Ecdysterone”, which was “contaminated” with a banned drug. In accordance with the common practice at that time, the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, headed by Grigory Rodchenkov, having received the sanction of the leadership of the then All-Russian Athletics Federation, decided to hide the fact of a positive test .
“After the sampling, there is a period of 10 years, after which the limitation period expires. And three days before the end of this period, I received a notification – dated June 20, 2012. I received a notification from RUSADA that this study was carried out on the basis of a certain LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System, laboratory information management system – about “”). what kind of organization it is – I don’t know at all, it’s completely unknown to me.
So much time has passed, I barely remember what happened, what started. That season, we took a drug like Ecdysterone, it was not forbidden. And it contained a mixture of the same illegal drug that was found on me. The coach and I then did an independent review, which showed that. Because of this story, we had to give up the next European Championship that year. We had all the papers, but of course now they are gone, because so much time has passed. It is clear that we could try to find it, but no one is interested anymore, and there is no more data.
It is unclear why I was slapped with four years, although initially it takes two years for this violation. I tried to clarify why, but was told there were aggravating circumstances. But the points which signify these aggravating circumstances are not specified. Everything there is so abstract, there are no details. Again, it was possible to fight, but, probably, that’s the calculation I won’t do.
If my job depended on it or if less time passed when there was a conversation about my reputation, then I would unequivocally defend my rights. But now my activity has nothing to do with sport, and I have where to invest my time and my finances. If I had a different situation, I would fit in and try to get to the bottom of the truth,” Samylova said.
Source : MatchTV
