After the positive PED tests of recent BJJ world champion athletes over the past 2 years, IBJJF has done the right thing and attributed new world champions in place of the ones that tested positive.
The most affected were Gabi Garcia, Braulio Estima and Felipe Pena. With the changes, Bia Mesquita is now a two open weight champion, André Galvão is now 3 times world champion and Romulo Barral is now 5 times world champion.
From IBJJF website:
According to IBJJF’s agreement with USADA and the anti-doping policy, IBJJF will accept sanctions determined by USADA.
In the event that a sanction results in a loss of title, the rule by IBJJF to follow in reassigning podium positions is listed below:
-The athlete that placed second (lost to the positive doping athlete) will be declared the 1st place winner
-The athlete that placed third (lost to the positive doping athlete) will be declared the 2nd place winner.
-The fourth place athlete, who lost due to the positive doping athlete in the quarter-final, will be moved up to 3rd place.
– The athlete who lost in the semi-final against the “newly promoted first place athlete” will remain in the third place position.
By doing so, we will promote once, every athlete who lost due to the disqualified athlete. In turn this will give us a full standard IBJJF podium (1 first place, 1 second place, and 2 third place winners).
With that being said, the following IBJJF World Championship results are being modified:
2013 World Jiu Jitsu IBJJF Championship – Black Belt Adult Female Open Class division
First – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita
Second – Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – PSLPB Cicero C.
Third – Tammy Griego – Gracie Barra
Third – Luanna Alzuguir Marton Moraes – Alliance
2013 World Jiu Jitsu IBJJF Championship – Black Belt Adult Female Heavy weight
First – Andresa Correa – Alliance
Second – Maria do Carmo Paixão Teixeira – De La Riva JJ
Third – Luzia Carmem Santana P. Fernandes – Gracie Barra
2014 World Jiu Jitsu IBJJF Championship – Black Belt Adult Male Medium Heavy division
First – Rômulo Claudio Barral – Gracie Barra
Second – Murilo Silva Ferreira de Santana – Barbosa Jiu Jitsu
Third – Gustavo Ramos Campos – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Thiago Sa Fortes – CheckMat
2014 World Jiu Jitsu IBJJF Championship – Black Belt Adult Male Heavydivision
Fisrt – Andre Luiz Leite Galvão – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
Third – Rafael Lovato Jr. – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Nivaldo de Oliveira – CheckMat Int.
-IBJJF will soon be releasing more information regarding the new medal awards ceremony.
