Ujah, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as part of the British 4x100m relay race, was suspended for an anti-doping rule violation. He is in danger of losing a medal won in Tokyo.
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A few days ago, the Athletics Integrity Unit (the anti-doping organization at World Athletics, the world athletics federation) reported four cases of positive anti-doping test results during the Olympic Games. Among them are, among others Chijindu Ujah, who together with his friends reached for the silver medal in the 4×100 meters relay. In the athlete’s body, anabolic agents supporting muscle building have been found.
“I’m not a cheat”
The information about the positive result of the anti-doping test also surprised the British sprinter himself. Chijindu Ujah has categorically denied that it is being used doping.
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– Just to be clear – I’m not a cheat. I have never and would never consciously take a banned substance – said Ujah in an interview with the PA agency. – I am completely shocked and devastated by this information. I love my sport, I know my duties as both an athlete and a team member – he added.
“I respect the formalities that are going on and will not comment any more until I see it appropriate,” he concluded.
The 27-year-old is threatened with taking the medal of the Olympic Games. If this happens, the other members of the relay team will also lose pucks: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Richard Kilty and Zharnel Hughes. So far, nothing is known about their doping as well.
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