Welshman banned for dope-taint
Gareth Warburton has been provisionally suspended from all competition
London: Welsh 800 metres runner Gareth Warburton has been provisionally suspended from all competition after being charged with an anti-doping offence on Wednesday. Warburton, 32, competed in the 2012 London Olympics and was due to compete for Wales in this month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after finishing fourth in Delhi in 2010.
A statement from UK Athletics read: “UK Athletics has today announced that 800m athlete Gareth Warburton has been provisionally suspended from all competition after being charged with committing anti-doping rule violations under UK Athletics Anti-Doping Rules (presence of prohibited substances).
Warburton narrowly missed out on a medal at the Delhi Games in 2010 when he finished fourth in the 800m behind Kenyan trio Boaz Lalang, Richard Kiplagat and Abraham Kiplagat.