American Ryan Lochte, six-time Olympic champion and 16-time world swimming champion, has been suspended for 14 months, until July 2019, for violating the rules related to doping, announced Monday the US anti-doping agency, USADA.
It was the 33-year-old swimmer himself who caught the agency's attention by posting a photo of him on May 24 on social networks ... in full infusion.
"The USADA investigation, to which Lochte fully cooperated, revealed that Lochte received an intravenous infusion of authorized substances," the agency explained, adding that the method used was contrary to the current regulation, namely that the man with the twelve Olympic medals used a higher dose (more than 100 mL in 12 hours) to that allowed.
The decision, retroactive to May 24, means that Ryan Lochte will not be able to compete in the US championship this week in California, or, especially, at the world championships next year.
"I did not take anything illegal. Everything was legal. You can buy that at CVS or Walgreens (two supermarket chains and American pharmacies, ed) but there are rules and you must comply, "said Ryan Lochte at a press conference Monday. He also said he accepted that decision.
Lochte also said he still plans to train to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. If he succeeds, he will celebrate his 36th birthday during the competition.
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