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American sprinter Erriyon Knighton obtained a four-year doping ban on Friday that can hold him out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Knighton, 21, the 200-meter silver medalist on the 2023 World Championships, examined optimistic for an anabolic steroid in May 2024.
He claimed to have ingested tainted meat, nonetheless the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland upheld the findings by the World Anti-Doping Agency and observe and subject investigators.
‘After contemplating the scientific proof, the CAS panel decided that there isn’t any proof that may help the conclusion that oxtail imported into the USA can be more likely to comprise trenbolone residues on the stage required to have triggered the (optimistic take a look at),’ the courtroom stated in a launch.
Knighton completed fourth within the 200 at each the Paris and Tokyo Olympic Games.
His time of 19.49 seconds in 2022 is the sixth-fastest 200 in historical past. Among American sprinters, solely Michael Johnson and Noah Lyles have clocked sooner occasions.
–Field Level Media