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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle

UK Athletics defends ‘difficult’ decision to pick sprinter CJ Ujah after drugs ban

CJ Ujah in Tokyo in 2021
CJ Ujah in Tokyo in 2021. UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner said: ‘If CJ Ujah qualifies for the Olympic Games as an individual, he’s in the relay squad.’ Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

UK Athletics has defended its “incredibly difficult” decision to pick CJ Ujah for Britain’s 4x100m relay squad for the first time since his drugs ban, saying it had little choice given the sprinter could qualify for the Olympics.

Eyebrows were raised at UKA’s decision to include Ujah in the GB squad for the world relays next month, given his positive test after the Tokyo Olympic final cost Team GB a silver medal. However the chief executive, Jack Buckner, said it was a sensible move with Paris around the corner.

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