BRISBANE, Australia (AP) β Australian Canoeing says London Olympics kayak gold medalist Tate Smith has been provisionally suspended pending an investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
Chief executive Greg Doyle issued a statement Sunday saying Australian Canoeing is aware of media reports about Smith, who was a member of the Australian team that won the K4 event in London in 2012.
Brisbane’s Courier Mail newspaper reported the 32-year-old Smith tested positive for a banned substance during a training camp in Hungary in July. If proven, the newspaper said Smith could lose his London medal and faces a two-year ban which would prevent him defending his title in Rio de Janiero.
The Courier Mail quoted a spokesperson as saying the Australian Olympic Committee is “aware of the investigation and we are following it closely.”
