Spanish Muhammad KatirThe world’s second in the 5,000 meters said in a statement this Wednesday:temporary suspensionby the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for “violation of the rules” three location errors in the last twelve months“.

These decisions relate to three incidents in which Katir could not be identified. doping control. The athlete attributes to them Errors when completing location data ADAMS is included in the platform created for this purpose.

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In his letter, Katir assures that the AIU agreed to his temporary dismissal “during the processing of the disciplinary procedure.” “Since I disagree with the above-mentioned decision, likewise objection Before the relevant authorities in order to compete during the processing of the procedure.”

“I do not find any violations arising from the three location errors that have occurred in the last twelve months. In any of the location errors reported by the AIU, I was available at the place, date and time I specified.“, he assures.

“I have been the subject of an attack in recent months and years. lots of doping control The Spanish athlete, who admitted that both urine and blood samples did not reveal the slightest problem on my part, said that this decision “is not a file regarding the violation of doping rules through the use of prohibited substances or methods, even to evade out-of-competition doping controls.”

“This is a simple file resulting from the completion of location data on the ADAMS platform. It may have created location errors (where),” he states.

presumption of innocence

Katir stated that he would continue to defend himself “in appropriate situations because it cannot be otherwise.”

“Like this, I demand my rights presumption of my innocence until the relevant procedure is processed and concluded,” he concludes.

Mohamed Katir’s provisional suspension comes a day after his resignation from the Spanish Indoor Championships in Ourense and the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow was confirmed to focus on the outdoor season with the Summer Olympic Games as the main target.