Brazil’s nationwide marathon file holder and Paris Olympic-bound athlete, Daniel do Nascimento, has been provisionally suspended by the Brazilian Doping Management Authority (BDCA) after testing constructive for 3 banned substances: drostanolone, methenolone and nandrolone.
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Quickest non-African marathoner ever, Daniel do Nascimiento (2:04.51), suspended after testing +ve for 3 steroids.https://t.co/6J2aAOKQzl
— 🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 (@cleans_letsrun) July 16, 2024
In line with Brazilian media outlet Globo, do Nascimento examined constructive for the three anabolic steroids throughout an out-of-competition take a look at carried out on July 4 whereas coaching in Kenya for the Paris Video games. Consequently, he’ll miss the Olympics. He was slated to run the marathon after qualifying finally yr’s Hamburg Marathon with a time of two:07:06. His private finest of two:04:51 from the 2022 Seoul Marathon stands because the South American file.
The three banned substances in Nascimento’s take a look at are all anabolic steroids (precursors of testosterone). Do Nascimento will probably face a four-year ban from athletics, jeopardizing his desires for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old’s suspension could also be diminished to a few years if he admits to the three anti-doping rule violations.
Do Nascimento’s girlfriend, Graziele Zarri, was additionally suspended earlier this yr after testing constructive for androstanediol and testosterone in a take a look at carried out by the Anti-doping Company of Kenya (ADAK). She ran 2:42:48 in her marathon debut final December in Valencia.
Beside being the South American file holder for the marathon, do Nascimento is most well-known for taking a porta-potty cease whereas main the 2022 New York Metropolis Marathon. He set a blistering tempo for 30 km, however ended up collapsing and didn’t end the race.
Going out exhausting 🤝 🚽break
Daniel Do Nascimento 🇧🇷 leads the @nycmarathon, regardless of a fast pit cease. 👀
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) November 6, 2022
Do Nascimento additionally made headlines on the 2020 Olympic marathon in Tokyo for exchanging mid-race fist bumps with former world file holder Eliud Kipchoge. The second went viral, making do Nascimento a widely known identify in Brazil and the gap working world.
