Spain's Mohamed Katir Olympic medal hopes dashed after being banned for two years. Photo: AFP
"Mohamed Katir of Spain has admitted an anti-doping rule violation and been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit for two years, following three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period," said the AIU in a statement.
The AIU is an independent agency that carries out doping tests on behalf of World Athletics.
Katir, 25, who also won silver in the 5000m in the 2022 European Championships, was provisionally suspended on February 7, with the athlete initially denying he had failed to be located three times in the last 12 months.
The Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) "immediately suspended the athlete's license" after being officially notified of a case being opened against him.
Katir's suspension will run from February 7, 2024, until February 6, 2026, with all results and awards since October 10, 2023, disqualified.
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