Olympic refugee athlete Lohalith suspended in the team's 3rd doping case ahead of Paris Games
Time:2024-05-21 22:11:06 Source:styleViews(143)
GENEVA (AP) — A third runner on the Refugee Olympic Team has been suspended for a positive doping test, with the announcement coming two days before the IOC confirms its selection of athletes for the Paris Games.
Anjelina Nadai Lohalith was notified of her alleged use of the banned heart medication trimetazidine and provisionally banned, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said. It gave no timetable for a disciplinary case.
Lohalith, who fled war in South Sudan as a child to a refugee camp in Kenya, was being funded with an International Olympic Committee scholarship to prepare for her third straight Summer Games.
The 31-year-old athlete ran in the 1,500 meters for the refugee team at the previous two Summer Games, when it debuted in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and at the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021.
The IOC and UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, have scheduled a media event on Thursday to finalize the selection of the refugee team for the Paris Olympics being held July 26-Aug. 11.
Previous:Germany's foreign minister visits Kyiv as Ukraine battles to hold off a Russian offensive
Next:Candice Swanepoel wows in a shimmering black flared jumpsuit as she joins ab
You may also like
- Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
- China unveils plan to galvanize NEV uptake in rural areas
- California university president put on leave after announcing agreement with pro
- Industrial scale of Sino
- LeBron James UNFOLLOWS Diddy on Instagram after video of assault on ex
- Jeopardy! contestant leaves host Ken Jennings STUNNED with shock on
- Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
- Yankees get career
- Target starts price war with Walmart by slashing the cost of 5,000 popular items