Australian Olympian Peter Bol fails out-of-competition drug test

SYDNEY, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Australian runner Peter Bol, who rose to prominence at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Athletics Australia on Friday confirmed that Bol's A sample from an out-of-competition doping control test on October 11 last year had returned an adverse analytical finding and he has been provisionally suspended from training and competitions.