Toghrul Asgarov wrestles Frank Molinaro at the Olympic Games in Rio (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Two wrestlers -- freestyle competitor Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan, and Russia's Greco-Roman wrestler Aslan Visaitov -- have been suspended by United World Wrestling following violations of the organization's anti-doping policy, UWW announced Monday.
Asgarov -- a two-time Olympic medalist who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics at 60 kilograms/132 pounds, then a silver medal at 65 kilograms/143 at the 2016 Rio Games -- has been banned for 12 months after testing positive for Higenamine, a substance often found in supplements, and on the World Anti-Doping Agency's 2017 Prohibited List. According to UWW records, no therapeutic use exemption was delivered by UWW to justify the presence of Higenamine in Asgarov's system.
UWW did not announce any changes in medal awards in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic competitions featuring Asgarov. He will be eligible to compete again in April 2018.
Visaitov has been suspended for four years after traces of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor agonists -- a hormone and metabolic modulator on WADA's 2017 Prohibited List -- were found in a test he gave at the Under-23 European Championships in Hungary. Visaitov was forced to surrender the silver medal he won in Greco at 66 kilograms/145 pounds at the Under-23 European Championships, and will not be able to participate in international wrestling competition until April 2021.
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