Olympic champion in athletics Gil Roberts was suspended for 8 years for violating anti-doping rules for the second time.
Publika.az reports that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released information about it.
The American runner tested positive for ostarine on September 20, 2023. The suspension period is calculated from October 2023. All his results recorded since September of that year have been cancelled.
Roberts has been suspended for the second time in 10 years for violating anti-doping rules. In December 2022, he was banned from the sport for 16 months for violating anti-doping rules. A USADA analysis found that Roberts had banned substances in his blood after taking an off-label dietary supplement.
His doping test was positive in 2017. But Roberts was able to avoid punishment by claiming that the dope entered his body while kissing his girlfriend, who was taking cold medicine.
It should be noted that 35-year-old Roberts is the winner of the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 4×400 m relay.
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