Two Refugee Olympians Suspended After Positive Tests For Same Substance As Chinese Swimmers
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
A second member of the Refugee Olympic team has been suspended after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), the same substance the Chinese swimmers popped for in the 2021 doping scandal that came to light last month.
Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, a two-time Refugee Olympic runner, was issued a provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on April 30, just two days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the Ref