29.05.2024 12:14
Brazilian pole vaulter Thiago Braz has been given a 16-month ban for using banned substances in doping. Braz, who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will not be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics due to this situation.
Brazilian pole vaulter Thiago Braz has been banned for 16 months for doping. Braz, who also won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, will not be able to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
USED BANNED SUBSTANCE
In a statement by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), it was stated that Braz, who won a gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics hosted by his country, violated doping rules by using the banned substance "ostarine".
ABSENT FROM THE OLYMPICS
Braz, who also won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will not be able to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer. Braz, who received a temporary ban in July, claimed that he unknowingly consumed the banned substance through a sports supplement given to him by a nutritionist.