Cycling: Yesterday the UCI announced that Viktor Okishev's doping test from May this year was positive and that he has been suspended for the time being. He is already the fourth Astana team rider to test positive this year.
During the Asian Championships in May, Kazakhstan Viktor Okishev was doped after the time trial. Yesterday, Wednesday, the UCI announced in a press release that this A sample was positive and that Okishev was on hold until the B sample was opened. The team is shocked and disappointed by the news. According to the team, the UCI regulations are being followed and an overview of the Okishev case is currently being prepared.
Okishev is already the fourth positive Astana team rider in three months. In September, brothers Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy were found guilty of doping, while Kazakh champion Ilya Davidenok also tested positive just weeks later after winning stage four of the Tour de l'Avenir.