Roland Schoeman denied doping and blamed contamination of the supplements he was taking. Former Olympic champion Roland Schoeman appeared by video link Monday at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing that could ban him beyond next year’s Tokyo Games. The South African was training to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when he tested positive for GW501516 last year. Mr. Schoeman denied doping and blamed contamination of the supplements he was taking. In a ruling in a similar case on Monday, Australian swimmer Shayna Jack was banned for two years for unintentional doping.

Source: The Hindu November 17, 2020 04:59 UTC