Santos, who lied about his age to participate in the World Junior Athletics Championships, is disciplined for the first time in 11 years
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Participated in the 2012 Barcelona World Junior Athletics Championships with a forged passport 3 year suspension
Santos (right), who was suspended on charges of forging a passport
Lugelin Santos (31, Dominican Republic), who lied about his age and won a gold medal at the 2012 Barcelona World Junior Athletics Championships (under 20), was stripped of his medal at the time, and 3 He was suspended for one year.
On the 2nd (Korean time), the Athlete's Ethics Committee (AIU), an independent body of the World Association of Athletics Federations, said, "Santos used a forged passport for the 2012 Barcelona Games. At the time, the date of birth was written as 'November 12, 1993' in the passport. , the real Santos was born on November 12, 1992.”Only athletes who were 18 or 19 years old as of December 31, 2012 could participate in the 2012 Barcelona World Junior Athletics Championships.Santos, born in November 1992, was actually 20 years old at the time.
Santos admitted to AIU that he "forged a passport to participate in the 2012 World Junior Championships."
The AIU has been investigating Santos' passport forgery since July 2022, and confirmed the disciplinary action on this day.
Santos has already been 'temporarily suspended' and has not been able to stand on the track this year.The AIU set Santos' disciplinary period as 'March 11, 2023 to March 10, 2026.'
Santos won the men's 400m final at the 2012 Barcelona World Junior Championships with a time of 44.85 seconds.It was the first gold medal won by a Dominican Republic athlete at the World Junior Athletics Championships.
However, Santos' records from that tournament will soon be deleted.
Santos won a silver medal in the men's 400m at the 2012 London Olympics and a silver medal in the 1,600m mixed relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.He won a bronze medal in the men's 400m at the 2013 Moscow World Athletics Championships.
Medals won at the Olympics and World Championships will not be forfeited.
The AIU explained, "There is no age limit for the Olympics and World Championships, and there was no violation of the regulations in those competitions, so there is no basis for depriving Santos of his Olympic or World Championship medals." 19가이드03