Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
British sprinter Chijindu Ujah gets 22-month doping ban

Oct. 10, 2022 07:19 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — British sprinter Chijindu Ujah was banned for 22 months on Monday after testing positive for two prohibited substances during the Tokyo Olympics last...

FILE - Silver medalist, team Britain, from left, Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake pose, during the medal ceremony for the men's 4 x 100-meter relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. Britain's 4x100-meter relay team has been stripped of its silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics after C.J. Ujah’s doping violation was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ujah’s sample taken in Japan in August, 2021, contained the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23, which are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM) and help with building muscle. Ujah did not challenge the anti-doping rule violation, but CAS said he claimed to have not knowingly or intentionally doped and that “the source of the prohibited substances could have been the ingestion of a contaminated supplement." (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Britain's relay team loses Olympic silver over Ujah doping

By Rob Harris Feb. 18, 2022 11:03 AM EST

Britain's Ujah suspended for doping violation at Olympics

Aug. 12, 2021 02:03 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — British 4x100-meter relay silver medalist Chijindu Ujah has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for an alleged doping...

Sifan Hassan, of Netherlands, competes in the final of the women's 1,500-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
'Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics

By Gerald Imray Aug. 06, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

Sweden's Anna Anvegard reacts after missing a chance to score in a penalty shootout against Canada during the women's final soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
American Felix sets new women's Olympics medal record

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 06, 2021 06:02 AM EDT