Personal information | |
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Full name | Rahim Emami |
Born | Tabriz, Iran [1] | 17 May 1982
Team information | |
Current team | Suspended |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2008 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
2010 | Giant Asia Racing Team |
2011 | Azad University Iran |
2013 | RTS–Santic Racing Team |
2014–2017 | Pishgaman Yazd |
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On February 10, 2017, the Union Cycliste Internationale announced that Emami had tested positive for an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid during the 2016 Jelajah Malaysia and was provisionally suspended. [3] Emami was handed a seven-year and six-month ban, expiring on May 24, 2024, when Emami would be 42, therefore the ban effectively ended his professional career. [4]
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