On Thursday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) revealed the names of 5 athletes who’ve been provisionally suspended or banned for anti-doping violations over the previous two months. Among the many sanctioned athletes was Mexican distance runner Jose Eduardo Rodriguez, who lately gained prize cash on Canadian soil at Montreal’s La Classique d’athlétisme.
The AIU has banned Jose Eduardo Rodrigeuz (Mexico) for 3 years from 1 July 2024 for Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Boldenone). DQ outcomes from 19 Might 2024
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On Might 19, Rodriguez offered an in-competition urine pattern after profitable the lads’s steeplechase occasion on the Grande Prêmio Brasil de Atletismo-Niterói, in Rio de Janeiro. Based on the report, 4 weeks later, the lab evaluation revealed the presence of the anabolic androgenic steroid boldenone and its metabolite.
Rodriguez indicated a number of prospects for the way the performance-enhancing drug entered his system, together with an injection administered by a physician in April 2024, or a pre-workout complement he bought in Rio. On July 2, the AIU acknowledged it was not happy along with his clarification, and that he would obtain a three-year suspension.
After his constructive check on Might 19, Rodriguez competed at Montreal’s La Classique d’athlétisme on June 21, inserting third within the males’s 2,000m steeplechase with a time of 5:32.78–a brand new Mexican nationwide report. His end earned him CAD $300 for putting within the prime three, with Canadian 2020 Tokyo Olympian John Homosexual receiving zero {dollars} for fourth. Rodriguez’s consequence can be disqualified, and Homosexual can be awarded third.
“It’s surprising and disgusting,” stated La Classique d’athlétisme meet director Laurent Godbout. “There’s no method we may have identified this info on the meet on June 21. We’ll by no means be capable to recuperate the cash, however we will definitely ship the award to John Homosexual.”
Rodriguez is a four-time nationwide champion in Mexico and was fifth within the 1,500m on the 2022 NACAC Championships within the Bahamas. He can be ineligible to compete till July 1, 2026.