World Champion Archer Bernal Banned for Three Years After Steroid Doping
- Mariana Bernal of Mexico received a three-year ban after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in September last year at the age of 23.
- Bernal tested positive three weeks after helping Mexico win the women's team compound archery gold medal at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, where Mexico defeated the U.S.
- She did not challenge the doping offense, and her ban will last until after the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, with one year reduced from a typical four-year ban due to her early admission.
- Bernal was stripped of her 2025 World Cup Finals title and results from the date of the positive test, but she retains her world championship title.
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The Mexican archer Mariana Bernal Sánchez, monarch of the orb in composite archery, was sanctioned with three years of suspension by the International Control Agency (ITA), after accepting a violation of the anti-doping rules after giving positive for nandrolone. The penalty does not affect the gold medal by teams that she won at the World Championship, since that result was obtained before the taking of the sample, on September 29, 2025, which …
The archer tested positive for nandrolone and was sanctioned until 2028, although it will retain the gold obtained by teams in the World Cup
On Thursday, July 2, 2026, it was confirmed that the Mexican archer Mariana Bernal Sánchez was left out of the 2028 Olympic Games after giving positive for Nandrolona. The International Testing Agency (ITA) reported that the athlete accepted the consequences of her violation, being disqualified for three years, from December 22, 2025 to December 21, 2028. In addition, she was withdrawn the title of the Final of the World Cup of Tyre with Arco 20…
Archery world champion gets three-year ban for steroid test — knocking her out of 2028 LA Olympics
Archery world champion Mariana Bernal of Mexico was banned for three years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, knocking her out of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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World champion archer Bernal banned for three years after steroid doping
Archery world champion Mariana Bernal of Mexico has been banned for three years for testing positive for an anabolic steroid three weeks after winning a team gold medal against the U.S.
MEXICO CITY.- The Mexican archer Mariana Bernal accepted a three-year suspension for violation of the anti-doping rules, having tested Nandrolona positive in an anti-doping test conducted out of competition on September 29, 2025. The Mexican athlete will miss the qualification process for the Los Angeles Olympics. Bernal, [...] La entrada Mariana Bernal was suspended 3 years aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
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