Former long jump world champion Luvo Manyonga has vowed to compete again and reclaim his world title at next years World Championships in Japan after his four-year doping ban ends, at the end of the year.
The former Olympic Games silver medalist was slapped with the ban by World Athletics in 2021 for failing to avail himself for three mandatory doping tests.
The 33-year-old, whos had a well-documented battle with recreational drugs, has been clean for six months and is currently a Clinix Health Group ambassador. Together they aim to help foster empathy and destigmatize addiction and substance use disorders within communities.
Manyonga had the world at his feet when he won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil and then became a world champion in London the following year. But everything came crashing down very quickly.
His life spiraled out of control due to his addiction to methamphetamine, a recreational drug he spent millions of rands on.
