Bol: doping suspension lifted after samples didn’t match

SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic 800-meter finalist Peter Bol says his provisional doping suspension has been lifted after the A and B samples didn’t match. Usually testing of the B sample confirms the original adverse finding in doping cases. In a Twitter post, Bol says: “My provisional suspension has been lifted by Sport Integrity Australia.” Bol says he’s never taken banned performance-enhancing substances and he described the last month as a “nightmare.”  Athletics Australia announced last month that Bol had failed an out-of-competition test on Oct. 11. His A sample tested positive to the banned drug erythropoietin, known as EPO. Sport Integrity Australia confirmed Bol’s B sample showed an atypical finding but said that’s not the same as a negative test result and its investigation will continue.