The Botswana athlete Nijel Amos, Olympic runner-up in the 800 meters in London 2012, was temporarily suspended as a result of poor doping control results. out of competition which he underwent on June 4, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) reported.
The suspension, with immediate effect, will prevent the athlete from participating in the World Championships in Eugene (Oregon, USA), which starts next Friday and ends July 24th.
The sample taken from Nijel Amos in said control gave a bad result due to the presence of metabolites of GW1516, a substance included in the banned list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Created to treat diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases, although its therapeutic use was not approved when it was found to cause cancer in the rats in which it was experimented.
In sports, its effects are considered similar to those of erythropoietin (EPO).. For years, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has repeatedly warned about the health risks associated with the use of this substance.
The bad sample result was notified to AIU on Tuesday and immediately thereafter it was notified to the athlete, who is already in Eugene to participate, on July 20, in the 800-meter series. On the list of entries he appears, with a score of 1: 44.93 this year, in 26th place.
Amos, who became the 800m junior world champion in Barcelona 2012, has also been the African full -time champion four times.
Source: La Verdad
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