Mo Katir, temporarily suspended for skipping three anti-doping controls

The Spanish Mohamed Katirworld runner-up in the 5,000 meters, announced this Wednesday, through an official statement, the “provisional suspension” of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for “a rules violation resulting from three location failures in the last twelve months.”

These failures refer to three instances in which Katir could not be found to undergo an anti-doping test. The athlete attributes them to errors when completing the data for his location. on the platform created for this purpose, ADAMS.

Katir assured in his writing that “during the processing of the disciplinary procedure” the AIU agreed to his temporary suspension. “Since I do not agree with the aforementioned decision adopted, I am ready to appeal this to the relevant authorities in order to compete during the processing of the procedure.“.

“I consider that there is no breach arising from the three location failures in the last twelve months. With some location failures reported by AIU, I am available at place, date and time my contribution,” he assured.

“In the last few months and years I have undergone a large number of out-of-competition doping controls. both with urine and blood samples, without the slightest problem arising on my part”, confesses the Spanish athlete, emphasizing that this decision “is not a file of violation of the doping rules for the use of prohibited substances or methods, even for the avoidance of out-of-competition doping controls.

“This is a simple file came from the completion of location data on the ADAMS platform that was able to generate location errors (whereabouts)”, he pointed out.

Katir reported that he will continue to defend himself in “appropriate circumstances, because it cannot be otherwise.”

“Therefore, I ask that my right to the presumption of innocence be respected. until the relevant procedure is processed and completed,” he concluded.

The news comes hours after he announced his resignation from the Glasgow Indoor World Championships and Spanish Championships. from Ourense to focus on the outdoor season with the priority goal of the Paris Olympic Games.

For the third consecutive season, Katir decided not to compete in the major international indoor championships and focus all your efforts on the outdoor seasonwhich this year includes the European Championship in Rome in June, the same month as the Spanish Championship, and later the Olympic Games in Paris.