The banned British sprinter CJ Ujah will have his public funding withheld unless he pays UK Sport more than £10,000.
Ujah is suspended from competing until June after testing positive for banned substances at the Tokyo Olympics. A UK Sport eligibility panel has ruled that Ujah was ineligible for funding during his 22-month ban, and that he will still be ineligible when he returns unless an outstanding sum is repaid.
UK Sport said: “The panel found that Chijindu Ujah was in automatic breach of the eligibility policy owing to his previous admission of an anti-doping violation.
“In line with the available powers, the panel determined that Chijindu Ujah would be ineligible to receive public funding or publicly funded benefits with effect from 6 August 2021 to 6 June 2023.
“In addition, the panel noted that a previous eligibility panel met on 31 October 2019 and determined that Chijindu Ujah owed outstanding funds to UK Sport. The sum of £10,665 remains outstanding and until that sum is paid in full, he will remain ineligible to receive public funding.”
Britain was stripped of the Olympic 4×100m silver medal after Ujah’s positive test, although he was subsequently cleared of intentionally taking prohibited substances.
