Olympic champ Thiago Braz tests positive for doping

Thiago Braz. Pic/AFP

Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz has been provisionally suspended from all competitions after a positive doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday night.

The Brazilian was found to have traces of the performance-enhancing drug ostarine in his urine following a routine test. He will face a tribunal hearing and could be banned for up to four years if found guilty.

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