Ukrainian gymnast Olympic champion Rio 2016, world and European champion Oleg Vernyaev will miss the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo due to a prohibited drug found in his blood. He was disqualified for 4 years..

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“The GEF arbitration decided that the concentration of meldonium found in my body is sufficient to disqualify me for 4 years. Since last November. This means that I will not go to the Olympics, ”wrote the Ukrainian gymnast.

He noted that he does not know how meldonium got into his body.. Vernyaev also noted that only one test gave a positive result, and none of almost a dozen subsequent tests confirmed the presence of a prohibited substance..

“A positive test only indicates the presence of a prohibited substance in the body, but does not indicate the fault of the athlete. If an athlete is sure that his fault is not, he should not give up, "

Oleg Vernyaev clarified that this decision of the Arbitration is subject to appeal, so in the near future he will appeal against the decision on disqualification.