Adel Mechaalworld runner-up in the 3,000 meter indoor track, declared this Saturday, referring to the two-year suspension of Mohamed Katir of the Athletics Integrity Unit, that “in the end justice has been done in that sense” and that the successes of his compatriots in recent years “may be the result of negative things.”
Katir He was punished by the IAU, accused of “a violation resulting from three location failures in the last twelve months.”
These decisions refer to three instances where Katir He was not found to undergo an anti-doping control. The athlete attributed them to errors when completing the data for his location on the platform created for this purpose, ADAMS, although he accepted them and blamed serving a two-year penalty until February 6, 2026.
“As I said in Valencia, the AIU is working well, as shown and despite the fact that people said no, no and no. It’s true Katirin recent years, has gained people’s love through successes, but maybe those successes are the result of negative things, let’s say so,” he said. Mechaalin statements to Calledossduring the Spanish Indoor Championships held in Orense.
“In the end, justice has been done in that sense. When it happened in my case, I was very clear that I was innocent and I went to the end of the process. They offered him an agreement and he accepted it. As I published yesterday on my networks social issues, the AIU ruling makes it very clear that the athlete himself has admitted that he has violated doping rules. He himself admitted, I don’t need to say,” he admitted.
Mechaal He was also temporarily suspended in December 2016 by the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) – now World Athletics – after a file was opened by the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency (AEPSAD) – now CELAD – for failing three times to pass the doping control .at that time, similar to what happened to Katir.
In July 2017, Mechaal announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAS) had upheld his appeal and annulled the one-year ban imposed on him by the Spanish Agency for Health Protection in Sports (AEPSAD) for the alleged three controls to health. doping failed.
Source: La Verdad
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