Paris (AFP)
British sprinter Chinjindu "CJ" Ujah, silver medalist in the 4x100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, has been provisionally suspended due to an alleged breach of doping control rules, the Integrity Unit announced on Thursday. athletics (UIA).
If these suspicions are proven against the 27-year-old, the British relay will lose its silver medal, obtained behind Italy and ahead of Canada.
According to the UIA, "the presence of the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23, which are classified as SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators)" has been detected in Uja's body.
These are substances generally used to increase muscle mass.
Other athletes have also been provisionally suspended by the UIA such as Bahraini Sadik Mikhou (1,500 meters), Georgian Benik Abramyan (shot put) and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo, following positive tests, said this. organization.
"The UIA is now awaiting the conclusions of the ITA (International Control Agency) investigation into the cases of these athletes which will determine whether anti-doping rule violations have been committed and whether sanctions must be taken in the framework of the Olympic Games, "adds the same source.
This investigation will also determine whether sanctions must be taken beyond the Olympics, adds the UIA.
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