Brazilian pole vaulter Thaigo Braz has been banned for 16 months by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for committing a doping offence.
Braz, the 2016 Rio Olympics champion, is deemed to have breached World Athletics Anti-Doping guidelines referring to the presence of the prohibited substance, ostarine.
Ostarine has related results to testosterone and isn’t accredited for human consumption in any nation.
Braz, who was provisionally suspended final July, mentioned he unknowingly consumed the substance by sports activities dietary supplements given to him by his nutritionist and can lodge an enchantment towards the ban with the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport.
The 30-year-old gained bronze at Tokyo 2020 however will now miss the Paris Olympics this summer season.
The AIU had initially sought a four-year sanction for Braz, including he was “reckless” and acted with “oblique intent”.
However the disciplinary tribunal dominated that though Braz knew concerning the the danger of contamination in utilizing the dietary supplements, he was not at “vital fault or negligence” as a result of he relied on recommendation from his medical workforce.
The AIU should enchantment the size of the ban.
“Athletes from Brazil, together with Mr Braz, have been particularly educated concerning the risks surrounding using dietary supplements from compound pharmacies in Brazil,” mentioned AIU Head Brett Clothier.
“Within the gentle of those very clear warnings, it’s disappointing to be coping with such a case.”