Olympic medalist Amos suspended for doping ahead of worlds
MONACO (AP) — Nijel Amos, an Olympic silver medalist within the males’s 800 meters, has been suspended forward of the world championships after testing constructive for a uncommon banned substance.
The Athletics Integrity Unit mentioned Tuesday that the 28-year-old Amos gave a pattern on June 4 which was discovered to include GW1516, an experimental drug which may modify the physique’s metabolism however has been thought-about too harmful for human use.
Amos had been set to race the 800 heats of the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 20. He gained silver on the 2012 Olympics, turning into the first-ever medalist for Botswana.
“The athlete was notified of the opposed analytical discovering and his obligatory provisional suspension this afternoon in Eugene,” the AIU mentioned.
GW1516 was developed to assist construct endurance and burn fats however was discovered to trigger most cancers throughout checks on rodents. Anti-doping organizations have warned athletes to not apply it to security grounds.
The drug has beforehand been present in samples given by skilled cyclists and by Olympic race-walker Elena Lashmanova. The Russian served a two-year ban and was later stripped of the 20-kilometer gold medal she gained on the 2012 Olympics for an additional doping offense.
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