Peter Bol, fourth in 800 meters in Tokyo, positive for EPO

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the australian athlete Peter Bol, fourth in 800m at Tokyo Olympics, temporarily suspended after testing positive for EPO in a test conducted in October, official sources said on Friday.

Athletics Australia, the governing body for athletics in the ocean nation, indicated today that on January 10 the national anti-doping agency (Sport Integrity Australia) informed Bol that he tested positive for erythroproietin (EPO) in a blood sample taken last October 11.

The athlete himself shared the news on his Twitter account, where he defended his innocence and declared himself “in total shock” at the news.

I am innocent and I did not take the substance of which I am accused. To be clear, I have never bought, sought, possessed, given or used synthetic EPO or any other prohibited substance in my entire life,” Bol said in a note posted on the social network.

The athlete, considered the best 800 meters specialist in Australian history, stressed the “critical importance” of declaring his innocence “with the strongest conviction” and ask for the trust of his countrymen.

I am asking everyone in Australia to believe me and let the process move forward“He spoke about the possibility that a counter-analysis would determine his innocence.

Bol, born in Sudan in 1994 and living in Australia since his family fled war when he was 4, is one of the biggest stars in Australian athletics today.

At the last Olympic Games in Tokyo he was fourth in the final of 800 meters53 hundredths of a bronze achieved by Polish Patryk Dobek in a race won by Kenyan Emmanuel Korir.

Source: La Verdad

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