Suriname’s Issam Asinga, who solely two weeks in the past shocked the athletics world by shattering the U20 100m world file on the South American Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for the alleged use or presence of a prohibited substance . The suspension, which went into impact Wednesday and was introduced by the AIU on Friday, is for the presence of GW1516, a substance that modifies how the physique metabolizes fats, and which might increase endurance.
Provisional suspensions are issued earlier than a listening to to find out whether or not the costs warrant any official punishment.
ISSAM ASINGA JUST BROKE THE WORLD JUNIOR RECORD IN THE 100m
WATCH 👇 pic.twitter.com/YbUSGwGYi4
— RoriDunk (@FitzDunk) July 28, 2023
Botswana’s Nijel Amos, who received silver within the 800m on the 2012 Olympics in London, acquired a provisional suspension final 12 months for the presence of the identical metabolite forward of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore. He ended up receiving a three-year ban.
GW1516 was initially developed to deal with weight problems and diabetes, however isn’t accepted for human use, because it was found to be carcinogenic. It’s banned out and in of competitors, and never eligible for Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). A USADA bulletin from 2019 says GW1516 can also be typically often known as cardarine or endurobol and has been present in some dietary supplements, despite the fact that it’s unlawful. In 2017, there have been 31 sanctions worldwide associated to its use.
The 18-year-old Asinga clocked a powerful 9.89 seconds with a tailwind of (-0.8m/s) on July 28 to develop into the primary South American sprinter to interrupt the 10-second barrier within the 100m. His blazing run surpassed the earlier file of 9.91 seconds set by Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo finally 12 months’s World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, and in addition broke the South American space file, bettering the ten.00 mark set by Brazil’s Robson da Silva in 1988.
Along with claiming a world file in Brazil, Asinga’ additionally picked up a free PlayStation 5 along with his efficiency. A tweet posted final week exhibits retired American sprinter Justin Gatlin handing Asinga the online game console with the caption “The particular second when Justin Gatlin promised Issam Asinga a PS5 if he ran a authorized 9.8 and he delivered!”
The particular second when Justin Gatlin promised Issam Asinga a PS5 if he ran a authorized 9.8 and he delivered‼️ pic.twitter.com/WN4Uso9n8S
— Monitor Spice 🌶️ (@trackspice) August 3, 2023
Asinga has made headlines within the 2023 season, working for Montverde Academy close to Orlando, Fla. Earlier this 12 months, he beat world champion Noah Lyles in a 100m race to interrupt the U.S. highschool file, and per week later, broke Lyles’s 200m highschool file in 19.97 seconds.
The provisional suspension seems to have dashed Asinga’s desires for gold on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest later this month, the place he was set to run the double. The sprinter has plans to go to Texas A&M College within the NCAA on a full monitor and discipline scholarship this fall.
