FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Men's 92kg - Victory Ceremony - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Gold medallist Lazizbek Mullojonov of Uzbekistan poses with his medal. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
(Reuters) -Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said.
The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on June 11.
