Olympic hurdles medallist Bascou suspended for doping (opens in new tab)

The 38-year-old athlete had been provisionally suspended since April 2024, three months after testing positive for testosterone and boldenone, two banned anabolic steroids. Bascou, Olympic bronze medallist in the 110m hurdles in 2016 and European champion the same year, said he was "stunned" after the announcement of his positive test in January 2024, which ended his chances of participating in his home Olympics in Paris. The Martinique-born athlete pleaded contamination via food supplements ...