Olympic silver medallist Nijel Amos gets 3-year ban for doping

Olympic silver medallist Nijel Amos gets 3-year ban for doping

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Category : Sports Published on: May 06 2023

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  • Nijel Amos, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the men’s 800 meters, has been banned for three years for doping.’
  • The runner from Botswana tested positive for the banned substance GW1516 last year in the run-up to the track world championships and received a reduction on the standard four-year ban because he admitted to the charges. 
  • The ban rules Amos out of next year’s Paris Olympics.
  • Amos equaled the third-fastest time in 800m history at the age of 18 when he won the silver medal behind world record-breaking David Rudisha of Kenya at the 2012 London Games, becoming Botswana’s first-ever Olympic medalist. 
  • His silver medal is not affected by the doping ruling.
  • The 29-year-old Amos is a three-time Olympian who has won titles at the African Championships and Commonwealth Games. 
  • His time of 1 minute, 41.73 seconds from the 2012 Olympics remains the world junior record.
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