{"id":7745,"date":"2023-04-05T04:05:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/amir-khan-banned-for-two-years-after-anti-doping-test-reveals-presence-of-prohibited-substance\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T04:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:05:39","slug":"amir-khan-banned-for-two-years-after-anti-doping-test-reveals-presence-of-prohibited-substance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/amir-khan-banned-for-two-years-after-anti-doping-test-reveals-presence-of-prohibited-substance\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Khan banned for two years after anti-doping test reveals presence of prohibited substance"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kell Brook (left) beat Amir Khan to settle a bitter rivalry between the two fighters at Manchester Arena in February 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British boxer Amir Khan has been banned for two years after an anti-doping test revealed the presence of a banned substance following his <\/span>fight against Kell Brook<\/span><\/a> in February 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The former light-welterweight world champion tested positive for ostarine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Khan, who <\/span>retired from boxing<\/span><\/a> in May, accepted he broke anti-doping rules but said it was not intentional.<\/span><\/p>\n

An independent tribunal accepted that argument, ruling out “deliberate or reckless conduct” by the 36-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve never cheated,” Khan told Sky Sports News. “But I’ve got a two-year ban now, which is quite strange and funny because I’m already retired anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There’s no comeback planned at all. But I’ve never cheated and I never will. That’s just not something I would do.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan says he has “no idea” how the banned substance ended up in his system.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I have to take some sort of responsibility. End of the day it’s been found in my system. I can honestly say this is something I would never ever do [cheating].<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was such a tiny amount, it was no benefit at all. I should have maybe taken more precautions.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t want to remembered for something like this,” he said. “That’ll hurt me.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan retired after hearing of potential drugs ban<\/h3>\n

The UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) website<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a> states ostarine is a drug designed to have similar effects to testosterone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan tested positive for the drug in a Ukad test taken on 19 February 2022, the night he lost to Brook.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ukad says it informed Khan, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) on 6 April 2022 of a potential four-year ban. Brook and event promoters Boxxer were not told.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan accepted two doping violations but insisted he was innocent of “intentional doping”, which led to the case being referred to the National Anti-Doping Panel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was not heard by an independent tribunal until 24 January 2023, with a written decision handed down on 21 February.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, Khan announced his retirement from boxing on 13 May 2022, just three months after his loss to Brook and less than a month after he was told of his positive test.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Khan retired on 13 May, a month after he was told of the potential doping ban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ukad rejected Khan’s defence that the ostarine was transmitted by a tainted supplement or human contact, but did decide the dose was too small to be intentional or give any performance advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This case serves as a reminder that Ukad will diligently pursue anti-doping rule violations in order to protect clean sport,” Ukad chief executive Jane Rumble said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boxxer, which promoted the Khan-Brook event, said it was “disappointed” to learn about Khan’s ban via social media on Tuesday, adding it is “vehemently against any use of any illegal or performance-enhancing substances taken by athletes”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Promoter Ben Shalom says Boxxer was not informed of the positive drugs test and that the BBBoC was only told on Monday, which Ukad has denied.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Ukad has an obligation to inform parties of any adverse analytical findings in accordance with the UK anti-doping rules,” a Ukad spokesperson said. “In this case, this means Ukad was required to and did notify Mr Khan, the BBBoC and Wada.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is a matter for Mr Khan thereafter as to whether he wished to divulge details of his finding to any athlete support personnel he was working with.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The ban from all sport runs from 6 April 2022 until 5 April 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Athletes are ultimately responsible for what they ingest’<\/h3>\n

Last October, British sprinter CJ Ujah was <\/span>banned for 22 months<\/span><\/a> after he tested positive for two banned substances, including ostarine, at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Khan, Ujah denied intentionally doping but received a lengthy ban due to strict liability.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Strict liability means athletes are ultimately responsible for what they ingest and for the presence of any prohibited substances in a sample,” Rumble explained. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow Briton Conor Benn <\/span>failed two voluntary drug tests<\/span><\/a> for female fertility drug clomifene before his cancelled bout with Chris Eubank Jr in October.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benn was allowed back into <\/span>the World Boxing Council rankings<\/span><\/a> after it ruled his failed drug test was not intentional and could have been caused by a “highly elevated consumption” of eggs.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, he remains under investigation by Ukad and the BBBofC, and is unable to fight in the United Kingdom as he does not currently have a boxing licence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benn has maintained his innocence but faces the same “strict liability” rule as Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Ukad announcement adds different dimension to Khan swansong’ – analysis<\/h3>\n

Coral Barry, BBC Sport<\/em><\/p>\n

Amir Khan is one of Great Britain’s greatest boxers. His silver medal as a 17-year-old at the Athens Olympics in 2004 made him into a household name. He was a world champion, fought the best, from Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to Terence Crawford, and his retirement fight against Kell Brook was a typically thrilling end to a storied career.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brook fight was 17 years in the making and a huge event that captured the attention of boxing and the wider sports world, despite it being well past its sell-by date. Both men were 35 when the fight happened and have since retired.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ukad’s announcement adds a different dimension to Khan’s swansong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Testing positive on fight night has become more and more unusual considering it is one of the few times a big boxing star can be guaranteed they will be tested.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan has been cleared of intentionally ingesting ostarine after a lengthy investigation, but strict liability carries a mandatory two-year ban regardless of intent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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