(Reuters) - American long jumper and sprinter Jarrion Lawson has been suspended for four years after testing positive for the banned substance epitrenbolone, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Saturday. Lawson, the world long jump silver medallist, has denied any wrongdoing, saying the substance could have entered his body through the consumption of tainted beef. The AIU, in charge of drugs testing in athletics, announced Lawson's ban on Twitter. It had provisionally suspended Lawson in August 2018 while the case was being adjudicated. The AIU panel, in making its decision, said Lawson had failed to prove how the substance entered his body.

Source: The Star June 01, 2019 17:48 UTC