Britain stripped of Olympic 4x100m medal as CAS upholds Ujah doping violation

LONDON, Feb. 18 (BNA) – Britain was stripped of its Olympic silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay in Tokyo last August after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Chigendo Ujah’s anti-doping violation on Friday.

Ujah has been temporarily suspended since Ostarine and S-23 — both banned substances by the world anti-doping organization WADA — were discovered in his A and B post-finalists samples, Reuters reported.

In a statement on Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said its anti-doping department had found Oga to have committed an anti-doping rule violation and that his team’s result from the 4x100m relay on August 6 had been disqualified.

Uga and his relay teammates Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake finished second, narrowly behind Italy. Canada will now be promoted to the silver medal with China moving to the bronze medal position.

In a statement, CAS acknowledged that Ujah had not contested the decision in his written notes to the hearing and that he claimed he “did not intentionally or intentionally do steroids.”

The 27-year-old said he was “devastated” by a doping violation.

“I sadly accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today,” Auja said in a statement released by UK Athletics on Friday.

“I would like to clarify that I inadvertently consumed a tainted supplement which is why there was a violation of the anti-doping rule at the Tokyo Olympics.

“I would like to apologize to my teammates, their families and the support teams for the impact this has had on them. I am sorry that this situation cost my teammates the medals they worked so hard and so long for, which they have so richly deserved. And it is something I will regret for the rest of my life.”

A UKA spokesperson added: “UKA continues to maintain regular communication with the athletes involved but will not provide public comment on the issue until after the conclusion of the World Athletics/AIU process that will follow this CAS result.”

Britain suffered a disappointing track and field performance in Tokyo, failing to win a gold medal for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Uga was eliminated in the semi-finals of the individual 100m.

He will now have to wait for the Athletics Integrity Unit to determine the duration of any ban, which could be up to four years.

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