NEW DELHI: Thiago Braz, the Brazilian former Olympic pole vault champion, has been handed a 16-month ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for breaching anti-doping regulations, as stated in a release on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old athlete, renowned for his Olympic gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016 where he set the Olympic record at 6.03 meters, and his bronze medal performance in Tokyo in 2021, will consequently miss participation in this year's Olympic Games in Paris.
