Australian Runner Peter Bol Fails Drugs Test

Peter Bol of Team Australia competes during the Men's 800m Round 1 heats on day six of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Aug. 03, 2022. Michael Steele/Getty Images

Australian Olympic middle-distance runner Peter Bol is protesting his innocence after failing a drugs test.

Bol, the country’s national 800 metre record holder, tested positive to the banned drug erythropoietin, known as EPO, last October.