CJ Ujah cleared of deliberately taking drugs at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, British sprinter will serve reduced ban

CJ Ujah has been cleared of deliberately taking banned substances at last year’s Tokyo Olympics and will serve a reduced ban. Ujah has been banned for 22 months, which is backdated to August 6, 2021 — the date he failed his drugs test.

Ad He will not be allowed to compete until June 5, 2023 as the Athletics Integrity Unite (AIU) and World Anti-Doping Agency deem athletes are still responsible for everything they put in their body. AthleticsTyas aiming for heptathlon heaven after making the switch from high jump06/10/2022 AT 14:55 The 28-year-old was part of the Great Britain team that have been stripped of their silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay following his positive test for two banned substances – Ostarine and S-23.

«In this case, after a thorough examination of the facts, we were satisfied that Mr Ujah did indeed ingest a contaminated supplement, but he was unable to demonstrate that he was entitled to any reduction in the applicable period of ineligibility based on his level of fault,» said AIU head Brett Clothier. «Taking supplements is risky for athletes as they can be contaminated or even adulterated with prohibited substances.

»Athletes owe it to their fellow competitors to be 100 per cent certain before putting anything into their body. If there is the slightest doubt, leave it out." Paris 2024 Olympic marathon route: Runners to take in spree of historic sights ‘They didn’t believe I could do it’ – The viral sensation who led the London marathon Ujah, along with team-mates Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, lost their silver medals which they had originally won when Great Britain missed out on gold by 0.01 seconds to Italy.