Athletics-Japan's Ikeda banned for four years for doping violation

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk - Final - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. - July 15, 2022 Silver medallist Japan's Koki Ikeda celebrate after the Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics racewalking silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.

Ikeda will not be allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships on February 16, and all his competitive results between June 20, 2023 and November 1, 2024 are disqualified.