Testing positive in July 2023 for heptaminol – a stimulant banned in competition – the 32-year-old athlete, who was aiming for the Olympic Games this summer in Paris, pleaded accidental contamination via food supplements. He is suspended for nine months “from today”, said Me Ayela, which would ruin the Olympic hopes of the sprinter, member of the 4x100m relay team, sixth at the Budapest World Championships in 2023.
