Doping-Refugee Olympian Lohalith suspended after failing dope test

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Cross Country Championships - Belgrade, Serbia - March 30, 2024 Athlete Refugee Team's Anjelina Nadai Lohalith during the women's race REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

(Reuters) - Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, who ran as a refugee athlete in the 1,500 metres at the 2016 and 2021 Olympics, has been suspended after testing positive for the banned drug Trimetazidine (TMZ), the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Tuesday.

Lohalith, who was born in South Sudan and last competed at the world cross country championships in Belgrade in late March, faces a four-year ban from competition.