Seven months after first being listed as provisionally suspended by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Olympic champion Oleg Verniaiev has finally spoken up about his situation.
“The FIG arbitration decided that the concentration of meldonium that was found in my body is sufficient to disqualify me for four years,” was posted to Verniaiev’s Instagram account on Monday, according to a translation.
“This means that I will not go to the Olympics,” the post continued.
Verniaiev was left off Ukraine’s Olympic team when it was announced last week.
The 27-year-old, who won the parallel bars Olympic title in Rio as well as silver in the all-around, will also miss the Paris Olympics in 2024 if the ruling is upheld.