the botswana Nijel Amos, Olympic runner-up in the 800 meters at London 2012, has been punished by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with a three-year suspension after testing positive for a metabolic modulator.
Amos tested positive in an out-of-competition test conducted in Rabat on June 4, 2022. and on July 12, the accredited laboratory in Lausanne (Switzerland) reported a positive, which was confirmed in the B sample on September 1.
In principle, the penalty imposed should be four years, but As established by the regulations, it is reduced to three for the completion of early admission and acceptance of punishment
The penalty will begin on July 12, 2022 and all results and prizes of exams in which he competed since June 4 of that year are revoked.
Source: La Verdad
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