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Fraser Watson

CJ Ujah shares message he gave team-mates as failed drugs test cost them Olympic silver

CJ Ujah has told his Olympic relay team-mates he would never have gone to Tokyo if he had knowingly taken a performance enhancing substance.

The Team GB 4x100m quartet initially claimed silver last summer, having been edged out in a thrilling final leg by Italy. Ujah, 28, had handed over the baton with his team in front after the first leg, a lead they maintained until Filippo Tortu chased down Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake in the closing stages.

But then came the devastating news that Ujah had tested positive for the banned substance S-23 and Enobosarm. He was provisionally suspended before it was confirmed his B sample was also positive, with the team officially disqualified and ordered to hand back their medals in February.

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