Disgraced sprinter CJ Ujah has broken his silence on the failed drugs test which cost him and three 4x100m relay teammates an Olympic medal, blaming a £10 supplement bought off Amazon.
In Tokyo last summer, the quartet of Ujah, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, and Zharnel Hughes won silver behind Italy following a thrilling finale. Ujah, 28, had given Team GB the lead after the opening leg, and they maintained their advantage until the final few metres before Filippo Tortu overhauled Mitchell-Blake at the death.
However, Team GB were then stripped of their medals when it emerged that Ujah had failed a drugs test, because of a substance he claimed was an amino acid supplement that he bought off Amazon. On Monday, he was banned for 22 months by the Athletics Integrity Unit, with a chunk of it backdated meaning he'll be free to compete in June next year.
