In December 2023 the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the swimmer Ruslan Gaziev for 3 Whereabouts Failures within a 12 month period. CCES recorded one filing failure in January 2023 and two missed tests in May and August 2023.
Following Notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, signed an Agreement on Consequences, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the Centre. CCES accepted that the Athlete's violation was not intentional and that he acted with with a normal degree of fault.
Therefore the CCES decides on 23 May 2024 to impose an 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 1 December 2023.
