UK Athletics has today announced that athlete Luke Traynor has been provisionally suspended from participating in athletics after being charged with having committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to IAAF Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.1 (“Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample”).

The provisional suspension was issued by UK Anti-Doping and is in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules.

The individual now has the opportunity to respond to the charge against him including the right to a full hearing of the case.