Cocaine got into Kiselev's sample during the out-of-competition period, RUSADA said

MOSCOW, August 1, Andrey Simonenko. test of the handball player of the Russian national team and Moscow CSKA Dmitry Kiselev, and the athlete’s explanations indicate the use of this substance in the out-of-competition period, said the head of the results processing department of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Valeria German. On Monday, it became known that RUSADA suspended Kiselev for three months for discovering in his cocaine doping test. According to the Russian Handball Federation (FHR), the reason was the presence of a positive sample, identified as a result of doping control after the return semi-final match of the playoffs of the Russian Championship with the Perm Bears, which took place on May 14 in Moscow. «The sample was competitive, however the concentration of the substance found in the sample and the athlete's explanations indicate the use of this substance in the out-of-competition period. Thus, RUSADA applied Article 12.2.4 of the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules,» Herman said.