How should Abeba Aregawi doped himself – Aftonbladet

Abeba Aregawi has for the first time told me his version of the doping of the IAAF.

According to the agent, she got a stack of tablets related to two doctors from Turkmenistan, two years ago and even last year used the preparation she thought were vitamins.

“It’s my own fault that I took these pills without checking,” she said in a first statement.

Abeba Aregawi had during the day his B-sample tested.

And it showed as a sample traces of the banned substance meldonium, which SVT was the first to report.

she and the agent Jos Hermens appeared at the lab in Lausanne for analysis during the morning but after a long conversation with the international Association of athletics Federations, IAAF, where she is under Hermens opened, she then never returned with him to get the answer in the afternoon.

in a press release from the Swedish athletics Association gives Aregawi himself a first comment after the doping scandal.

“Thought it was vitamins’

” Today b-sample of the doping samples I provided were analyzed in Lausanne and showed positive results. I have previously been given pills by a doctor in Ethiopia that I thought were vitamins. It’s my own fault that I took these pills without checking , “said 25-year-old.

” Today, I have also had a meeting with the IAAF that I fully want cooperate with. I would like to apologize to the entire sporting movement in general and the Swedish athletics, SOK, my club Hammarby, my managers and coaches in particular and all those who supported me over the years. They have all been a great help and a great support to me and I understand that I have hurt them and made them disappointed . “

The agent Hermens greeted earlier by SVT to Aregawi also ask for apology to the Swedish people that she feels bad about having sviktit. READ ALSO Locked in prison after doping

Foreign doctors involved

Sportbladet , which was in place in Addis Ababa last week, could reveal that many foreign doctors linked to the doping scandal with meldonium, arrested in the Ethiopian capital. Sport Bladet wrote then that the police are trying to chase after all the local intermediaries who may have handled meldonium and other doping substances.

According to the Hermes will be some of these doctors are involved in Aregawis cases.

Hermes says that Aregawi never seen anyone packaging of tablets, although he believes that it is not an excuse. He also says that she should have taken the tablets also “last year”.

“an already in prison”

– in fact, she had a stack of tablets two years ago, which are related to two doctors in the east, Turkmenistan. One of these doctors have already been arrested in Addis Ababa and is already in prison, he told SVT.

– We are now trying with the IAAF investigate exactly how they made contact with some athletes and coaches.

Athletics League Secretary General Stefan Olsson thinks it is gratifying that Aregawi now choose to cooperate with the IAAF.

– it has been our ambition in our dealings with her. It’s great that as much information as possible, the IAAF and us to share in our continued efforts against doping, he says in a press release.