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French hurdler Samba-Mayela given whereabouts ban

Cyrena Samba-Mayela faces a provisional suspension issued by the Athletics Integrity Unit due to compliance failures regarding schedule reporting. The twenty-five-year-old athlete, who secured a silver medal in the one hundred meter hurdles during the recent Olympic Games held in the French capital, could potentially face a two-year ban following the ruling handed down on September eighteen.

Representatives for the competitor stressed that the active inquiry involves solely administrative scheduling protocols rather than any prohibited performance-enhancing substance, noting that her anti-doping record remains entirely clean and that she is maintaining full cooperation with officials.

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