Canadian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak has been banned from competition until 2027 for repeatedly failing to report her whereabouts as required under anti-doping rules, officials announced Tuesday.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a statement that Oleksiak has accepted the penalty for three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025.

“The athlete did not contest the (anti-doping rule violation) and agreed with the consequences proposed by the ITA. Accordingly, the case was resolved through an acceptance of consequences,” the agency said.

According to the statement, any competitive results Oleksiak obtained from July 16 onward will be disqualified, “including forfeiture of medals, points and prizes.” Her ban will be

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