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British sprinter Chijindu Ujah gets 22-month doping ban

British sprinter Chijindu Ujah [Twitter]

British sprinter Chijindu Ujah was banned for 22 months on Monday after testing positive for two prohibited substances during the Tokyo Olympics last year.

Ujah tested positive for ostarine and S-23 after the final of the 4x100-meter relay, in which Britain finished second. Ujah has already been stripped of his silver medal, as have teammates Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

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