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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Australian Associated Press

Peter Bol exonerated six months after ‘false positive’ drug test as anti-doping body closes investigation

Peter Bol Wada Sia Sport Integrity Australia
Bol said he was glad to hear Wada was reviewing its EPO testing process
Australian athlete Peter Bol said he was glad to hear Wada was reviewing its EPO testing process Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Peter Bol has been “exonerated” and can now turn his full focus to the upcoming world athletics championships after Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) dropped its anti-doping investigation into the middle-distance star.

It ends a saga dating back to mid-January when the 29-year-old Australian was provisionally suspended after recording an elevated level of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO).

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