Simona Halep (33 years old) posted a message at the end of 2023, one of the most difficult in her career. The Constanța athlete, who received news earlier this year that she had been banned for four years for doping, posted a short message on Instagram along with a photo of the desert as she spent the last months in Dubai.

Simona HalepPhoto: USA TODAY Network / ddp USA / Profimedia

Simona Halep’s Essay at the End of 2023

“I have the power to say this: ‘Thank you, 2023!’ Everything happens for a reason. And it happens to you, it doesn’t happen to you. 2024, I can’t wait to meet you,” wrote Simona Halep.

A brief chronology of the case of Simona Halep

October 7, 2022 » the Romanian woman received an information letter, and on October 26 she was interviewed by ITIA after a positive test for roxadustat on August 29, 2022.

May 19, 2023 » Simona Halep is accused of another violation of anti-doping rules, this time regarding violations in the biological passport

28 and 29 June 2023 » Sport Resolutions hearing held after several postponements at ITIA’s request

September 11, 2023 » Sport Resolutions decision was announced, the Romanian was disqualified for four years

February 7-9, 2024 » followed by a hearing at the CAS

Read the article on GSP.ro