Italian shot putter Nick Ponzio
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American-born Italian shot putter Nick Ponzio was banned for 18 months by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency for drug-testing violations, ruling him out of subsequent yr’s Paris Olympics.
Ponzio reached a plea cope with doping authorities after he was unable to be discovered for shock exams on three events.
According to Italian media studies on December 19, Ponzio mentioned it was not his fault and that there was a glitch with the app on his cellphone that meant he didn’t obtain the notifications.
Ponzio’s ban runs till August 27 because it began final February. The Olympics happen from July 26 to August 11.
Ponzio, who was born in San Diego however certified for Italy as a result of his nice grandfather was Italian, competed on the Tokyo Olympics however did not get previous the qualifying spherical. He completed fourth ultimately yr’s European Championships.
The 28-year-old Ponzio is the second Italian athlete to be suspended in lower than per week after steeplechase runner Ahmed Abdelwahed was given a most four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Thursday.
Italy’s athletics crew had a breakout efficiency in Tokyo, profitable 5 gold medals together with a shock victory for Marcell Jacobs within the 100 metres.
