Olympic Bronze Medalist Handed Suspension After Failed Anti-Doping Testing Requirements

Olympic Bronze Medalist Handed Suspension After Failed Anti-Doping Testing Requirements

When the then 23-year-old Brazilian taekwondo athlete Maicol Siqueira won bronze in the men’s +80kg at the Rio 2016 Olympics, it was an emotional home-soil moment. “It’s a unique situation, it’s a dream, there’s no way to explain what it’s like to be here,” he said at the time. After all, that medal came after years of struggle while working two jobs to support his family and chasing his sport. Fast forward to 2026, and that same athlete is now …

Rio Olympics medallist banned for two years for anti-doping violation

A Brazilian bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics was banned for two years for missing doping controls.

Brazilian medalist at 2016 Rio Olympics banned 2 years for missed doping controls

A Brazilian bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics has been banned for two years for missing doping controls.

Siqueira banned for missed doping controls

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A Brazilian bronze medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics was banned for two years Friday for missing doping controls. Maicol Siqueira was unavailable to give a no-notice sample for drug testing three times in a one-year period, said the International Testing Agency, which runs the anti-doping program for World Taekwondo. The 33-year-old athlete is banned until Jan. 18, 2028, the ITA said in a statement according to…