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Azerbaijani racer suspended after testing positive for methamphetamine at Rwanda World Championships

KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 23: Artyom Proskuryakov and Team Azerbaijan competes during the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025 - Men Junior Individual Time Trial a 22.6km race from Kigali to Kigali on September 23, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images).

The UCI have announced that Azerbaijani racer Artyom Proskuryakov has tested positive for methamphetamine in two samples collected at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda.

The 18-year-old competed in the junior men's road race and time trial in Kigali, taking 41st place in the latter and not finishing the former.

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