Join the Miguel Delaney Inside Football Join the Miguel Delaney Inside newsletter to get exclusive access and unparalleled insight. Football NewsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney inside Football The Atlanta-born athlete argued the result was due to Gatorade gummies he was given after being named 2023 US National Boys Track and Field Player of the Year by the brand. He said he ate them a week prior to the test. A World Athletics disciplinary panel first imposed this sanction in May 2024. Cas confirmed it following a virtual public hearing in June.Cas confirmed that Asinga told the AIU the presence was due to Gatorade product he received after receiving the award.The Cas panel determined that the athlete failed to prove that, on balance of probabilities it was more probable than not that gummies he ingested contained GW1516.Asinga’s violation had also been ruled by Cas to not be unintentional. This meant that a reduced penalty for No Fault, or Negligence would not apply.Arbitrators found no evidence that the Gatorade gummies Asinga claimed he ate prior to his test were anything other than sugar.
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Sprinter’s doping ban upheld after ‘Gatorade gummies’ defence falls flat
