US Olympian Hassan Meade accepts 3-year doping ban

Former US Olympian and 2018 NACAC 10,000m Champion Hassan Meade He was suspended for three years for anti-doping rule violations.

November 29th, USADA announced Meade, 33, is positive for two anabolic agents, ostarine (enovotherm) and ligandrol (the metabolite dihydroxy LGD-4033), as a result of an out-of-competition urine sample collected on October 17. has been tested. Since Prefontaine his classic in May 2022.

Athletes use ostarine to increase strength and power without causing excessive weight gain or water retention.Ligandrol can make fat loss more efficient and has muscle-building effects. The more muscle you have, the faster the fat burns off.

Meade has not raced in six months or announced his retirement, but will not be eligible to compete until 2025. Since 2012, Meade has been training under coach at Nike’s Oregon Track Club (OTC). Mark RowlandRowland is currently the Athletics Canada West Hub Coach (Endurance) in Victoria, BC and was appointed earlier this summer.

The Portland, Oregon runner is the second OTC athlete to face anti-doping sanctions this year. His teammate and his 800m silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics, Nigel Amos, Paused Approval by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for the use of GW1516 (a drug that alters the way the body metabolizes fat and increases endurance).

Meade has represented Team USA six times internationally, his highest finish being at the 2016 Olympics, where he placed 11th in the men’s 5,000m final. He ran in the 5,000 meters qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but finished 11th at the U.S. Olympic Trials.