According to the decision of the FINA Doping Panel, Mr. Artem Podyakov has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation under FINA DC Rule 2.2 – Use of prohibited substance. As a result, he has been sanctioned with a (4) four-year ineligibility period commencing on 25 August 2021, and ending at the conclusion of 24 August 2025.