Peter Bol

BREAKING: 'Extremely concerning' - Olympic hero Bol fails drug test in aths bombshell.

“I have requested the analysis of my B sample which will take place in February. I ask that everyone in Australia believe me and let the process play out,” he wrote. “The welfare of our athletes remains critical through this process, and we will continue to do all that is appropriate to ensure both Peter and other athletes, coaches and support staff are provided with the necessary support.” “We appreciate the efforts of Sport Integrity Australia to conduct an extensive regime of testing during and out of competition to ensure our sport is fair and equitable at all times. “As a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code and the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, Athletics Australia condemns doping in sport, and we work hard to ensure athletics in Australia is a clean and fair sport for all athletes, including providing anti-doping education in partnership with Sport Integrity Australia. “It is critically important to convey with the strongest conviction that I am innocent and have not taken this substance as I am accused.

The Australian star is facing a massive ban after returning a positive A sample, but insists he is innocent.

“I have requested the analysis of my B sample which will take place in February. “Above all, I remain hopeful that the process will exonerate me. “To be clear, I have NEVER in my life purchased, researched, possessed, administered, or used synthetic EPO or any other prohibited substance. I tried to win. Other than that, came here to win. [sport](https://7news.com.au/sport) has been rocked by the bombshell news that [Olympic](https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics) hero Peter Bol has tested positive to a performance-enhancing drug.

The Olympic runner says he has not taken the performance-enhancing substance detected in a drug test.

In Tokyo, Bol broke the Australian 800m record. "There are procedural fairness and investigative considerations ... Peter Bol said his career hinged on the result of a B sample from the October test which would be known next month.

The 800m national record holder and Commonwealth Games silver medallist is protesting his innocence against a positive A sample for performance enhancing drug ...

“Above all, I remain hopeful that the process will exonerate me. His remarkable story captured the hearts of the nation at those Olympics. “All we can do is trust in the process and be open and honest.” Bol is already the Young Western Australian of the Year and was the heavy favourite to win Young Australian of the Year as part of next week’s Australia Day ceremony. “I ask that everyone in Australia believe me and let the process play out. “It is critically important to convey with the strongest conviction that I am innocent and have not taken this substance as I am accused,” he said.

The 800m runner has strongly denied ever using the banned agent EPO and requested a B sample be analysed.

“I ask that everyone in Australia believe me and let the process play out.” Every athlete, coach and spectator wants and deserves a level playing field,” Bromley said. “To be clear, I have never in my life purchased, researched, possessed, administered or used synthetic EPO or any other prohibited substance,” he said. The national 800m record holder and Commonwealth Games silver medallist strongly denied having ever used EPO and said he was “totally shocked” by the finding. He also works as a coach, mentor, keynote speaker and has been recognised for his philanthropic efforts. Bol was one of Australia’s stars of the 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, when he became the first Australian to reach an 800m final at a Games since 1968.

Australian Olympic star Peter Bol has failed an out-of-competition drug test and has been provisionally ban...

"As a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code and the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, Athletics Australia condemns doping in sport, and we work hard to ensure athletics in Australia is a clean and fair sport for all athletes, including providing anti-doping education in partnership with Sport Integrity Australia. "The welfare of our athletes remains critical through this process, and we will continue to do all that is appropriate to ensure both Peter and other athletes, coaches and support staff are provided with the necessary support." "However what we can say is that learning about this adverse analytical finding was both extremely concerning and completely out of the blue, and we will support Sport Integrity Australia which is leading the investigation into the matter," "To ensure the confidentiality of Australian of the Year deliberations and NADC Board processes, we will provide no further comment." "The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is aware of a potential anti-doping violation involving Young Australian of the Year from Western Australia, Peter Bol," a spokesperson for the body said in a statement. "It is critically important to convey with the strongest conviction that I am innocent and have not taken this substance as I am accused," he wrote.

Peter Bol is maintaining his innocence after an out-of-competition drug test returned a positive sample for a performance enhancing substance.

'20 tests': Why Bol was left 'baffled' by positive drug result as shocked aths world responds.

And as always you wait for the final outcome when there’s a B sample to come,” he posted on social media. I ask that everyone in Australia believe me and let the process play out,” he wrote. “But it’s very rare for the outcome to change between A and B. “My career, hopes and dreams are literally hanging in the balance over these next few weeks, and I ask everyone to respect my privacy as I remain provisionally suspended.” “It is critically important to convey with the strongest conviction that I am innocent and have not taken this substance as I am accused. “Peter Bol to be caught up in a debacle like this is devastating for athletics in Australia,” Shirvington said on 7NEWS.