Former Nice Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he is not going to 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 enable athletes to take substances, below medical supervision, which might be banned in mainstream sport.
The 29-year-old, who retired final 12 months, is the fourth-fastest British man over 100m, with a private better of 9.93 seconds.
Talking to 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 believe for me proper now the most important 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 mission”.
Solely substances authorized by the USA’ Meals and Drug Administration, (FDA) might be taken. That could be a completely different checklist to the one the Wada permits for elite athletes.
UK Athletics’ chief government Jack Buckner stated he was “appalled” when it was revealed Prescod had signed up earlier in January.
