Kazakh athlete Aigerim Aidarkyzy receives 2-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifting returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Tbilisi 2025 Para Powerlifting World Cup. 11 Dec 2025
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifting athlete Aigerim Aidarkyzy for a period of two (2) years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code.
The Kazakh athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Prohibited Substance in a urine sample provided in-competition on 12 May 2025 during the Women's Up to 50 kg competition at the Tbilisi 2025 Para Powerlifting World Cup.
The substance was furosemide. The substance is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2025 Prohibited List under the class S5 -Diuretics and Masking Agents.
The athlete was provisionally suspended by the IPC on 4 July 2025 pending a resolution of her case.
The athlete accepted the commission of the ADRV and the consequences proposed by the IPC. As a result of her violation, the athlete will be ineligible for competition and other sporting activities (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) for two (2) years from 4 July 2025 until 3 July 2027.
The results obtained by the athlete in the Women's Up to 50 kg competition at the Tbilisi 2025 Para Powerlifting World Cup are disqualified, with all resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. All other results obtained by the athlete from the date the Sample was collected until the commencement of the Provisional Suspension are also disqualified, with all resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
Each athlete is strictly liable for the substances found in their sample. An ADRV occurs whenever a prohibited substance (or its metabolites or markers) is found in their bodily sample, whether or not the athlete intentionally or unintentionally used a prohibited substance or was negligent or otherwise at fault.
As a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code (the WADC), the IPC remains committed to a doping-free sporting environment at all levels. The IPC has established the IPC Anti-Doping Code in compliance with the general principles of the WADC, including the WADC International Standards, expecting that, in the spirit of sport, it will lead the fight against doping in sport for athletes with an impairment.