Chijindu "CJ" Ujah Is Tested Positive For Doping, Great Britain Loses 1 Tokyo Olympic Silver

Chijindu "CJ" Ujah (Twitter @Chijindu_Ujah)

JAKARTA - Great Britain will most likely lose a silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after their athlete's B sample, Chijindu "CJ" Ujah tested positive for doping.

Last month, the test results of sample A from the 27-year-old sprinter contained the banned substances ostarine and S-23 which led to him being temporarily suspended.

Then, Ujah asked for a B sample test and the result was still positive.

"ITA confirms that at the athlete's request, analysis of sample B was carried out at a WADA accredited laboratory in Tokyo on August 19, 2021, and the procedure confirmed the results of sample A", the International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a statement.

In this case, the ITA said, in accordance with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Anti-Doping Rules and the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, the athlete committing the Anti-Doping Rule Violation is automatically disqualified.

"This case will then be referred to the Athletics Integrity Unit (World Athletics) to follow up on sanctions outside the Tokyo 2020 Olympics", said ITA.

Ujah won silver in the men's 4x100m event at the Tokyo Olympics with Zharnel Hugnes, Richard Kilty, and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

With this case, Canada, which was previously in third place at the Tokyo Olympics, will automatically rank up and be entitled to silver.

China, which was previously in fourth place, will get a bronze medal.

Previously, Ujah had issued a statement, precisely after sample A tested positive for doping.

He admitted that he was surprised and confirmed that he had not cheated. "I have never and will never knowingly use a prohibited substance", said Ujah.