South African athletics star banned for doping

Athletics South Africa has announced that former Olympic and world championship 800-metre silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng has been found guilty of having committed a doping offence. He won’t be eligible to participate in any competition for two years. Sepeng was tested out of competition by the IAAF on the 21st of February last year in Potchefstroom, where his urine sample was found to contain the prohibited substance, Norandrosterone.