Italian distance runner Alessandro Braconi of Pallanza, Italy, won’t be eligible to compete till 2058 after receiving a ban of 36 years for the use/tried use, possession, and trafficking/tried trafficking of a prohibited substance. This follows his provisional suspension after a constructive drug take a look at in March 2022.
Italian distance runner Alessandro Braconi has acquired a doping ban of 36 YEARS! He acquired 12 years from @aiu_athletics & his nation then added on one other 24 years.
Could be nice if extra nations adopted swimsuit #notodoping
— Cuan Walker (@runwithcuan) January 5, 2023
Braconi, 36, initially acquired a 12-year ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit in October, however since doping is a felony offense in Italy, he needed to clarify his actions to authorities, after which the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) added on one other 24 years.Â
In Might, he was discovered racing the Lago Maggiore Half Marathon in Stresa, Italy, regardless of his 12-year disqualification. Though the substance Braconi used/trafficked was not revealed by FIDAL or the AIU, he can be unable to compete till he’s 72.
Braconi, a 1:19 half marathoner, holds one of many longest bans on the AIU database that isn’t a lifetime ban. He was considered one of two Italian athletes on the most recent AIU record, the opposite being distance runner and former semi-pro bicycle owner Christian Barchi, who initially incurred a six-year ban, however after he was discovered competing for a second time whereas he was sanctioned, incurred an extra penalty, taking his ban to 2031.
A couple of European nations have made doping a felony offense to assist management dishonest in athletics. Many within the working group have referred to as for all nations to undertake this strategy.
