Passant: A Salam Alaykom. It seems this British sprinter is possibly not guilty of the alleged positive doping control.
This British runner is also a committed born-again Christian and swears on the holy Bible that he never committed any wrongdoing or cheating in sport. Now some people on this website will be banging their fists on the table stating that this proves nothing, but before the full Judy Judicial process is finished we should not condemn this guy. If he were condemned unjustly without due process his entire career it could be left in chatters not to mention his personal reputation and his future reputation in the community. Absolutely tragic. On another note I think it’s absolutely abysmal to make public these cases before the full judicial inquiry is terminated and it is far from over. Mud has already been thrown and some of it will stick. This is wrong. Not fair.
Source: L’équipe du dimanche 15 août 2021 (+Ghost1 edit, Fr/Eng).
“I am completely shocked and devastated. Two days after the announcement by the ITA (International Testing Agency) of his positive doping control during the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Chijindu Ujah reacted on Saturday in a statement to the Press Association (PA), an English press agency.
“To be completely clear, I am not a cheater. I never and will never knowingly take any prohibited substances, ”added the Briton, silver medalist in the 4x100m in Japan alongside Richard Kilty, Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake. “I love my sport and I know my responsibilities as an athlete and as a member of a team. "
Regarding his provisional suspension, he said "follow official procedures" and "will not make any further comments until it is appropriate to do so".
In Tokyo, two banned substances were found in Ujah's analyzes: ostarine (for muscle mass gain) and S-23 (dryer and mass gainer). The Great Britain team will lose their silver medal if Ujah is convicted by the disciplinary tribunal of World Athletics, the International Athletics Federation.