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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Bloom

Victoria Ohuruogu cleared but says anti-doping investigation ‘cost me great deal’

Victoria Ohuruogu at the Budapest world championships last year
Victoria Ohuruogu ran in the individual 400m at the Budapest worlds last year, going out in the semi-finals, but was pulled from the relay. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

The British sprinter Victoria Ohuruogu has described her anguish at missing out on the chance to win a world relay medal last year after a 16-month anti-doping investigation cleared her of any wrongdoing.

UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) launched its case in December 2022 after Ohuruogu was photographed at a London track alongside her Italian sprinter boyfriend, Antonio Infantino, who is currently serving a three-year doping ban. Athletes are not allowed to work “in a professional capacity” with anyone suspended from the sport.

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