Chemusto banned for four years for doping violation

Ugandan middle-distance runner Janat Chemusto has been banned for four years after the 25-year-old tested positive for a prohibited substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday.

The AIU has banned Janat Chemusto (Uganda) for 4 years, from 13 July 2023, for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance (19-norandrosterone)/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Nandrolone or Nandrolone precursors). DQ results since 13 May 2023.

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The AIU said in a statement that Chemusto had returned an adverse analytical finding for prohibited substance "19-Norandrosterone (a Metabolite of Nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) or Nandrolone precursors)".

The sample was collected at Nairobi's Kip Keino Classic in May, where Chemusto clocked a personal best of 4:01.79 to win the women's 1 500 metres.

The ban will be backdated to July 13, 2023, and Chemusto's competition results from May 13 onwards will be disqualified.

The AIU also announced an 18-month ban for Egyptian long-distance runner Ahmed Saber Mohamed Bakry. Ethiopia's Zerfe Wondemagegn and refugee athlete Fouad Idbafdil were provisionally suspended for the "presence/use of a prohibited substance".

Morocco-born Idbafdil was part of a six-member Athlete Refugee Team that competed at this year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest.