Australian athlete Peter Bol says he has been “exonerated” after Sport Integrity Australia decided to close its anti-doping case against him.
On social media, Bol said it “was a false positive like I have said all along” and the news was a “dream come true”.
In a statement, Sia said it had received “varying expert opinions” on the athlete’s initially positive finding for synthetic EPO in January, from a B-sample examined after a negative A-sample.
“As a result, Sport Integrity Australia has taken the decision not to progress an anti-doping rule violation for this sample. The investigation into this sample is finalised.”
The World Anti-Doping Agency Wada said it was satisfied Sia had followed “all applicable processes”.
“While we have no reason to question the validity of the analytical method used for recombinant EPO, WADA will assess the current review process in light of the particularities of this case.”
Bol said he was glad to hear Wada was reviewing its EPO testing process to prevent future false positives as “no one should ever experience what I have gone through this year”.
“My focus now is the World Athletics Championships coming up in Hungary. I am in good form and feeling well. I appreciate all the support I have received.”
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