Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga suspended and facing lengthy ban over doping violation
Manyonga won silver at the Rio Olympics and gold at London 2017, but has now been charged with breaching whereabouts rules
Luvo Manyonga competes in the men s long jump final at the Rio Olympics
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An athlete who famously overcame drug addiction to win Olympic silver and world gold is facing a lengthy ban after being provisionally suspended for an alleged doping violation.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced that long-jumper Luvo Manyonga has been charged with breaching whereabouts rules just weeks after he revealed he had not trained for a year and did not know when he would begin his programme for the Tokyo Olympics.
Olympic silver medalist Manyonga suspended in doping case
January 8, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo, Luvo Manyonga of South Africa makes an attempt in the men s long jump event at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at London Stadium in London. Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga has been provisionally suspended in a doping case announced Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said it sent Manyonga a “notice of charge” in the case it is prosecuting for his suspected breaches of whereabouts rules. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, file)
FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo, Luvo Manyonga of South Africa makes an attempt in the men s long jump event at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at London Stadium in London. Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga has been provisionally suspended in a doping case announced Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU
Athletics: Former long jump world champion Luvo Manyonga facing four-year ban
8 Jan, 2021 07:05 PM
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Olympic long jump silver medalist Luvo Manyonga has been provisionally suspended in a doping case and could be banned from the Tokyo Games.
The Athletics Integrity Unit said it sent Manyonga a notice of charge in the case, which is based on suspected breaches of whereabouts rules.
The South African long jumper who had his 30th birthday on Friday is the latest world champion to be investigated regarding whereabouts rules. The cases include missing out-of-competition doping tests or failing to update details of where they can be contacted by sample collection officials.