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Georgia’s Olympic Star Kajaia Faces Two-Year Doping Ban

5/8/2025

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Olympic silver medalist Iakobi Kajaia from Georgia faces a two-year ban after missing doping control tests, as announced by the International Testing Agency. The wrestler, who shone in Tokyo 2021, violated whereabouts rules on three occasions in 2023. His results from 2024 are now disqualified, but he has until April 2027 to appeal the decision.

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Olympic silver medalist Iakobi Kajaia from Georgia faces a two-year ban after missing doping control tests, as announced by the International Testing Agency. The wrestler, who shone in Tokyo 2021, violated whereabouts rules on three occasions in 2023. His results from 2024 are now disqualified, but he has until April 2027 to appeal the decision.