Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation

MONACO -- Olympic metallic medalist title walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected humor doping, way and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said connected Friday.

Ikeda was 2nd successful nan 20-kilometer arena astatine nan Tokyo Olympics successful 2021 and placed seventh astatine nan Paris Olympics 3 months ago.

The 26-year-old walker was notified of a complaint based connected fishy readings successful his biologic passport, nan AIU said. The passport tin bespeak markers of doping complete clip without an jock testing affirmative for a banned drug.

The investigators gave nary timetable for nan disciplinary case.

Ikeda besides took metallic astatine nan 2022 world championships successful Eugene, Oregon.

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