Olympic medalist Nijel Amos suspended after failing in drug test.

Athletics General

Olympic medalist Nijel Amos suspended after failing in drug test.

Olympic medalist Nijel Amos has been provisionally suspended from participating in the World Athletics Championships after failing in drug test.

The 28-year-old, Nijel Amos won silver in the 800m at the 2012 London Games and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, failed an out-of-competition test last month. As a result, The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended Nijel Amos of Botswana with immediate effect.

The drug found in the 28-year-old's system was GW1516, which modifies how the body metabolizes fat and the World Anti-Doping Agency has said it poses a health risk to athletes.