The Spanish federation advised Ibai SALAS in June 2018 of anomalies in his biological passport data between January and August 2017. In October 2018 he was suspended for 3 years and 9 months, until 3 July 2022, but this suspension was, after an appeal, lifted by the Spanish TAD in February 2019. WADA appealed this ruling at the TAS in Lausanne. In August 2020 the TAS pronounced a suspension of 4 years, until 4 August 2024, and cancellation of all his results between 25 January 2017 and 4 August 2020. However, in October 2020 a Spanish Court in Madrid ruled that a biological passport can not be used to proof the use of doping products and cleared SALAS. WADA appealed this ruling at the Spanish National Court but the appeal was rejected on 19 January 2023.