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John Salvado

Athletics star Bol to race on to the Paris Olympics

Peter Bol remains determined to prove the doubters wrong as he prepares for a return to the track. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Peter Bol says he has suffered permanent damage to his reputation after testing positive to EPO, but has vowed to push on and chase 800m gold at the Paris Olympics "to prove a lot of people wrong".

The national record holder steadfastly maintains his innocence, despite being informed by Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) on January 10 that he had tested positive to performance-enhancing synthetic EPO.

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