Former Nice Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he won’t take performance-enhancing medication regardless of signing up for the controversial Enhanced Video games.
The competitors, scheduled to happen in Las Vegas in Might, will permit athletes to take substances, underneath medical supervision, which are banned in mainstream sport.
The 29-year-old, who retired final yr, is the fourth-fastest British man over 100m, with a private better of 9.93 seconds.
Chatting with BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme, Prescod replied “no” when questioned on whether or not he had taken any substances thus far.
Requested “However will you?” he once more replied: “No.”
“Clearly, medical-wise it is all the time confidential, however I feel for me proper now the largest precedence is getting again into that sub-10 form,” he added.
The Enhanced Video games has been criticised for endangering athletes’ well being and undermining truthful play, with the World Anti-Doping Company (Wada) describing it as a “harmful and irresponsible venture”.
Solely substances authorized by the US’ Meals and Drug Administration, (FDA) might be taken. That may be a completely different checklist to the one the Wada permits for elite athletes.
UK Athletics’ chief govt Jack Buckner mentioned he was “appalled” when it was revealed Prescod had signed up earlier in January.
