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Somani Gets Four-Year Trimetazidine Ban Through 2029

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Parikshit Somani received a four-year ban after testing positive for trimetazidine.
The prohibited substance was found in a sample collected on July 31 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Somani’s claim that family-cooked food contaminated the sample was deemed scientifically implausible at the August 19 2026 hearing.
His ban, counting the September 23 2025 provisional suspension, runs until September 22 2029, barring World Tennis participation.

History

Historical Context

The World Anti-Doping Agency, created on 10 November 1999 in Lausanne after the 1998 Tour de France scandal, introduced a unified Code adopted by over 650 sport federations. Its early mandate to test thousands of athletes underpins the International Tennis Federation’s four-year ban on Parikshit Somani for trimetazidine in 2025, illustrating the Code’s lasting enforcement.

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Story summary

Parikshit Somani received a four-year ban after testing positive for trimetazidine.
The prohibited substance was found in a sample collected on July 31 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Somani’s claim that family-cooked food contaminated the sample was deemed scientifically implausible at the August 19 2026 hearing.
His ban, counting the September 23 2025 provisional suspension, runs until September 22 2029, barring World Tennis participation.

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