On top of that, the doctor would send messages to group chats containing up to 26 Georgian players, giving them up to 24 hours’ notice of which players would be tested and on which days. Given that a core part of drug testing is no advance notice, to avoid any subterfuge, Shamatava’s actions are extraordinary. She was banned for nine years. Sharikadze, for his part in supplying the urine to the three players, was suspended for 11 years.
