text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Chai Zhi
On October 11, the IAAF Integrity Committee announced a 22-month ban on British sprinter Uja . The suspension period will start on August 6, 2021. Ends June 5, 2023.
Uja was the first player of the British team in the men's 4X100m relay final at the Tokyo Olympics last year. At that time, the British team lost to the champion Italian team by 0.01 seconds and won the runner-up. After the Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo’s doping testing laboratory notified the international inspection agency that Uja was found in a doping test during the event, and two banned substances that help increase muscle mass and reduce fat were found. The IAAF immediately Announced a temporary suspension of Uja.
has tested positive for the Olympic B bottle despite Uja's insistence that he is innocent. The International Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in February that Uja had violated the anti-doping regulations , which meant that his results in the men's 4X100m relay final and the men's 100m at the Tokyo Olympics would be cancelled. The British team's relay silver medal was therefore deprived, the Canadian team won the silver medal, and the Chinese team won the bronze medal.
According to the regulations, Uja will face a long-term suspension. But in August of this year, Uja issued a statement insisting that he was innocent: "It is absolutely necessary to clarify that I am not a liar. I have never and will never knowingly use illegal drugs." He said: "I love my sport and also I know my responsibilities as an athlete and a member of the relay team.”
Since then, the IAAF Integrity Committee has conducted an in-depth investigation into Uja’s doping violations, determined that it was an unintentional violation, and finally made a lighter punishment, stating: “Uganda Jia's doping violation was due to ingestion of tainted nutritional supplements, and the two-year ban that would have been applicable was shortened from two to 22 months given that he immediately admitted his violation." (More news For information, please pay attention to the source of Yangcheng School (pai.ycwb.com)
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