Italy’s Marcell Jacobs says CJ Ujah’s failed drugs test “makes him smile.”
The Italian stormed to a shock win in the 2020 Olympic Games 100m to take the gold medal, which was followed up by another surprising win in the 4x100m relay.
His team pipped the Brits, with Ujah on the starting leg, on the line to take the gold medal, which saw Jacobs walk away from Tokyo with two pieces of gold hardware.
Ujah is now being investigated after testing positive for banned substances known as SARMs (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators) and Ostarine, an anabolic agent, which help the user build muscle.
He has been provisionally suspended while the investigation is carried out, which was music to Jacobs’ ears.
He told Tuttosport : “'Doping? The situation has not touched me so much, I know the sacrifices and the blows I went through to get here and instead I want to enjoy it 100 per cent.
“After seeing the Ujah investigation I would say that perhaps it is better to look into your own house first and then attack others. It makes me smile.”
The comments come after the Italian’s nutritionist Giacomo Spazzini was under investigation by Italian police for allegedly illegally distributing anabolic steroids.
He has given numerous interviews in which he has tried to take credit for helping Jacobs along the road to his success.
But after hearing the allegations, the sprinter has severed ties with Spazzini, and insists he is not affected by insinuations he was involved in doping.
Jacob’s two gold medals contributed to Italy finishing 10th in the medal table with 40 medals overall, 10 of them gold.
Ujah meanwhile, is facing the prospect of a four-year ban should the findings lead to a conviction.
It would also mean Team GB will be stripped of their silver medal, which will be handed to third-place Canada, while fourth-place China will be upgraded to bronze.
Ujah is one of many athletes found to have breached anti-doping rules at Tokyo 2020, with Bahrain's middle-distance runner Sadik Mikhou, Georgian shot-putter Benik Abramyan and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo also under investigation.
They said in a statement: "The AIU now awaits the conclusion of the ITA proceedings against the above athletes, which will determine whether any anti-doping rule violations have been committed and what consequences [if any] should be imposed in relation to the Olympic Games."
