France's Samba-Mayela provisionally suspended by AIU
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French Olympic 100-metre hurdles silver medallist Cyrena Samba-Mayela has been provisionally suspended for an alleged whereabouts violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) confirmed on Friday.
Under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules, athletes who accumulate three whereabouts failures, through missed tests, filing failures or a combination of both, within a 12-month period, can be charged with an anti-doping rule violation which carries a ban of up to two years.
French media reported last month that Samba-Mayela, France's sole track and field medallist at the Paris Olympics, had recorded three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period.
Her agent, Maka Haidara, said at the time that the proceedings were related solely to whereabouts obligations and not to the use of any prohibited substance, adding that Samba-Mayela had complied with the process and was cooperating with the investigation.
Samba-Mayela has not competed since July and later withdrew from the European Championships in Birmingham due to a calf injury.
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