The athlete from Malaga Ouassim Oumaiz, Spanish 5,000 meter champion, said he was “calm” and assured that he did not dope, although he was hurt because “his name was tarnished” and until he was found not guilty, “people don’t care.” “.
Because of the possible penalty he could face for testing positive for GHRP-2, growth hormone releasing peptide 2, after an anti-doping control conducted by Spanish Anti-Doping Agency (CELAD), Oumaiz gave his version to ‘Diario Sur’.
The athlete from Malaga said that The control was carried out on January 11 and learned of its details in an envelope on Friday, March 8, so he continued to seek a lawyer after learning that traces of that substance had been found in his urine samples.
“I’m calm, it was a mistake. But I’m hurt because they’ve tarnished my name. Until they give me the complete report I can’t work with my lawyer,” he explained.
He also admitted that when he found out, he started crying “in anger” because he had already made controls in the European Championship, the World Cup or the Spanish Championship that he had won and “nothing came out yet.”
Oumaiz defends his innocence above all: “Now, let’s see what happens. I don’t know that substance, I have learned a little about what it is and I would never do anything like that, I always consult everything with my doctor.”
“Until it is proven that I am innocent, I will not believe in me. I am mad because my name is tarnished and they will start taking away scholarships and help that I desperately need, but at the same time I am calm” , Expressed.
The young distance runner, who will turn 25 on March 30, stood out in the lower category, where he broke the under-23 records in 5,000 meters outside and 3,000 meters indoor track, and also holds the national U23 record in 10 kilometers on the road with a time of 28:35 that he achieved in 2020.
If the positive result is confirmed for this substance, a peptide hormone that stimulates the secretion of growth hormone and increases strength and muscle mass, the runner who was born in Morocco and grew up in Nerja (Málaga) He could face a penalty of between two and four years.
Source: La Verdad
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