Great Britain look set to be stripped of the silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay, after CJ Ujah’s B sample tested positive for banned substances.
The International Testing Agency announced that the sample, given on the day of the race back in August, confirmed the result of his A sample.
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The case has now been referred to the Court of Arbitration’s Anti-Doping Division, which will consider the findings of an anti-doping rule violation and the disqualification of the British relay team, the ITA said.
“The relay team shall be automatically disqualified from the event in question, with all resulting consequences for the relay team, including the forfeiture of all titles, awards, medals, points and prize and appearance money,” they said in a statement.
The decision to expel the UK team would move Canada up to silver and China on to the podium.
The race was shockingly won by the Italian team, in a time of 37.50 – with solo 100m champion Lamont Jacobs grabbing his second gold medal of the Games.
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