German bobsled athlete Wulff tests positive for doping at race won with Olympic champion Friedrich

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland– A German push professional athlete for Olympic bobsled champ Francesco Friedrich checked favorable for a prohibited stimulant when winning a World Cup two-man occasion, the International Screening Firm stated Friday.

Simon Wulff, the fourth-fastest German sprinter all-time over 100 meters, checked favorable for methylhexaneamine when teaming with Friedrich to win a two-man bob World Cup occasion one month earlier at Altenberg, Germany. It was Wulff’s very first World Cup race in his launching season.

The ITA stated Wulff can continue completing throughout the case due to the fact that the drug is classified as a defined compound.

Wulff was because of take on Friedrich this weekend at St. Moritz, Switzerland, however is anticipated to be come by the German group.

The 24-year-old professional athlete, who ran track for Northwestern State University in Louisiana, signed up with the Friedrich group this season targeting the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics. Moving occasions will be raced either in Cortina or Lake Placid, New York City.

Friedrich was the double Olympic champ in two-man and four-man at the previous 2 Winter seasons Games.

The ITA provided no schedule for a disciplinary case versus Wulff.