US athlete Roberts handed doping ban for second time
United States athlete Gil Roberts has been handed an eight-year suspension after testing positive for banned substances for a second time. An out-of-competition test taken by Roberts in September detected multiple banned substances including ostarine, which boosts muscle growth. In 2022, Roberts, 35, was given a 16-month ban after testing positive for ostarine and andarine. […]
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United States athlete Gil Roberts has been handed an eight-year suspension after testing positive for banned substances for a second time.
An out-of-competition test taken by Roberts in September detected multiple banned substances including ostarine, which boosts muscle growth.
In 2022, Roberts, 35, was given a 16-month ban after testing positive for ostarine and andarine.
He avoided suspension in 2017 after he was found to have ingested probenecid – a banned diuretic and masking agent – by kissing his girlfriend, who was taking medication containing the drug for a sinus infection.
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Roberts was a United States’ gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team member at the Rio 2016 Olympics.