Olympic hero Peter Bol returned 20 negative performance enhancing drug tests after positive return

Former Australian observe star Matt Shirvington has revealed that under-siege Olympic hero Peter Bol handed 20 drug tests after returning a single positive end result for the performance enhancing drug EPO.

Australian Athletics was rocked by the news yesterday that the Tokyo star had been provisionally suspended till the outcomes of his B Sample have been returned after Bol returned a positive A Sample from a check on October 11.

EPO is identical drug that disgraced former Tour de France rider confessed to utilizing which boosts the physique’s capability to supply red-blood cells and permits it to make use of extra oxygen. 

Bol’s profession is on the road after returning a positive A Sample for the peformance enhancing drug EPO and is now sweating on the outcomes of the B Sample in February

Now Shirvington, a former Aussie sprinter and present media persona, has revealed Bol handed 20 consecutive tests after that positive return.  

‘Peter Bol to be caught up in a debacle like that is devastating for athletics in Australia,’ Shirvington mentioned on 7NEWS.

‘His camp could be very confused. Baffled by the state of affairs.

‘My understanding is that Peter Bol had not simply this one check, however he has had 20 tests since this one (from October 11) as effectively, and solely considered one of them has come again positive.’ 

Bol has protested his innocence, surrendering his telephone and laptop computer and has ordered two B Sample evaluation outcomes so as to clear his identify

Bol has protested his innocence and ordered two separate B Samples be analysed to attempt to clear his identify. 

‘To be clear, I’ve NEVER in my life bought, researched, possessed, administered or used artificial EPO or some other prohibited substance,’ he posted on Twitter.

‘Above all, I stay hopeful that the method will exonerate me. My profession, hopes and desires are actually hanging within the steadiness over these subsequent few weeks, and I ask everybody to respect my privateness as i stay provisionally suspended.’

His supervisor supervisor James Templeton mentioned it was a ‘brutal state of affairs’.

‘Pete’s gutted, I’m gutted. I’m certain you’ll be able to think about. I consider in Pete’s innocence 100 per cent and utterly stand by him.’ 

Bol has been defended by his supervisor, coach and contemporaries as he fights to clear his identify from a positive drug check for performance enhancing drug EPO

Bol’s coach Justin Rinaldi additionally defended his athlete in a publish on his enterprise Twitter web page Fast 8 Track Club.

‘I can 100% verify that Pete has NEVER even thought-about taking a performance enhancing drug, not to mention inject himself with one,’ he mentioned.

‘We have at all times been open & clear with reference to our coaching and can proceed to take action.

‘All we are able to do is belief within the course of and be open and sincere.’

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