Olympic Hurdles Champion McNeal Denies Testing Positive for Banned Substance

Olympic Hurdles Champion McNeal Denies Testing Positive for Banned Substance
Brianna McNeal of the United States reacts as she is disqualified in the Women's 100 Meters (328 Feet) Hurdles heats of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium, in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 05, 2019. Michael Steele/Getty Images
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American Olympic 100 meters (328 feet) hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has denied testing positive for any banned substance in a statement released by her management agency on Saturday.

The 29-year-old, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was world champion in 2013, was charged with “tampering within the results management process” and provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) earlier this week.