Olympic athlete, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk banned for four years for testosterone doping

 An Olympic athlete has been banned for four years after testing positive for metabolites of testosterone. Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, a Ukrainian track and field star, returned a positive result from a test on December 7 last year.  The 30-year-old has competed at the Olympics three times and has also been a silver medallist at the World Championships for long jump and triple jump. The Athletics Integrity Unit has suspended Ukrainian athlete Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk for four years after she tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition urine sample collected in December 2024. Bekh-Romanchuk, who has won silver in long jump and triple jump in the world championships, denied taking testosterone but could not explain the presence of metabolites of testosterone in the sample, the AIU said in a statement. The 30-year-old, who won gold in triple jump in the 2022 European Championships and the 2023 European Games, said she strongly disagreed with the AIUs decision, adding that she was taking a break from athletics to focus on her family and health. I refused to sign any documents that required me to admit my guilt because I am an honest person and my humanity and dignity are important to me, Bekh-Romanchuk posted on Instagram. Today, I have to make a difficult choice. I can no longer fight on two fronts for my good name before the Athletics Integrity Unit and for my future in my personal life. It is incredibly exhausting, especially emotionally, and it affects my health that is why I have decided to take a break to focus on my family and my own health. Bekh-Romanchuks period of ineligibility commenced on May 13, the day she was provisionally suspended, the AIU said.The post Olympic athlete, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk banned for four years for testosteronedoping appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.