For him, there is no doubt. Its presence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is not compromised. This Monday, Mehdi Frère assured The Independent that he was not at risk of suspension. Saturday, the investigation site Spe15 revealed, however, that he had failed to fulfill his anti-doping obligations.
According to the site, the 27-year-old Frenchman did not respect his location obligation and received a notification several weeks ago. The National Guard gendarme denied this information in the newspaper L’Indépendant.
“My participation in the Games is not called into question”
“No notification for three breaches was given to me during a race in Germany, I am not under suspension, and my participation in the Games is not called into question,” he said. declared. We are currently responding with my lawyer to a question from the Athletics Integrity Unit concerning my whereabouts obligations, but to date, the breach has not been notified and no proceedings have been opened against me. There is also no question of no-show, and I have not missed a single doping test. »
Mehdi Frère had become a priority in the selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in December 2023. During the Valencia marathon, he achieved a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 43 seconds. The Frenchman was not selected for the last Olympic Games, in 2021, in Tokyo.
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