 On the same day the MOLDPRES news agency stated that Tarnovschi's Olympic bronze medal will be stripped, and the prize money (2 million MDL) will be withheld until the International Canoe Federation's final decision in his case.ICF held an annual conference on November 27, 2016, in Baku, Azerbaijan, where on November 30 the deliberations in Tarnovschi's doping case took place.According to Moldova National Olympic Committee, the decision was to be made public "in a few weeks".