ATHLETICS

CJ Ujah back in British relay squad with athletes he cost medals

Former UKA chief at Tokyo Olympics describes reprieve for doper as ‘shocking decision’ as he rejoins those he forced to hand back their 4x100m silvers
Ujah, left, in Tokyo, will rejoin Hughes, second left, Kilty and Mitchell-Blake, right, all of whom had to hand back their medals with Kilty, third from left, saying he would never forgive his team-mate
Ujah, left, in Tokyo, will rejoin Hughes, second left, Kilty and Mitchell-Blake, right, all of whom had to hand back their medals with Kilty, third from left, saying he would never forgive his team-mate
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CJ Ujah has received a shock recall to the British sprint relay squad alongside the three athletes he cost an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo after failing a drugs test.

Richard Kilty said that he would “never forgive” Ujah for his “sloppy and reckless” behaviour when it emerged that his team-mate had ignored advice and used a contaminated supplement that had not been approved by Informed Sport, an organisation that certifies products by batch testing them.

As Kilty has since explained, Ujah’s mistake not only cost him a first Olympic medal but a chance to reap the financial rewards that normally follow such success. He was due to be paraded in front of fans at Middlesbrough FC on his return from Japan, only for