US athlete Roberts handed doping ban for second time

United States jock Gil Roberts has been handed an eight-year suspension aft testing affirmative for banned substances for a 2nd time.

An out-of-competition trial taken by Roberts successful September detected aggregate banned substances including ostarine, which boosts musculus growth.

In 2022, Roberts, 35, was fixed a 16-month prohibition aft testing affirmative for ostarine and andarine.

He avoided suspension successful 2017 aft he was recovered to person ingested probenecid - a banned diuretic and masking supplier - by kissing his girlfriend, who was taking medicine containing nan supplier for a sinus infection.

The US Anti-Doping Agency's main executive serviceman Travis Tygart said it was important to "apply nan afloat unit of nan rules".

"All athletes merit a level playing section truthful that their difficult activity and talent are rewarded,” Tygart said.

Roberts was a personnel of nan United States' golden medal-winning 4x400m relay squad astatine nan Rio 2016 Olympics.