How a positive drug test almost dashed Thapelo Phora's Tokyo dream Ofentse_Ratsie
Thapelo Phora of SA competing in the first round of the men's 400m during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 1, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.SA sprinter Thapelo Phora has described his journey to his debut Olympic Games as the highlight of his athletics career, explaining how a positive drug test last year almost robbed him of his place in Japan.
The Mamelodi-born 400m athlete, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics through the World Athletics rankings, said his ordeal when his Olympic dream appeared dashed started in 2020 when Athletics SA summoned him to “check my emails”.how he tested positive for the presence of stanozolol and its metabolites and was banned for eight-and-a-half months.
“I went back home and gave them my urine and my blood sample,” he said. “The next thing I receive a call from ASA telling me that I should check my emails.
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