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I'M INNOCENT: Ludwick Mamabolo wins the men's race at the 2012 Comrades Marathon on June 3. PHOTO: Gallo Images

LISTENING: Simon 'Kolobe' Ramafalo

His lawyers, on the other hand, are challenging the validity of the doping charge against the suspended Comrades Marathon winner.

Mamabolo, 35, said he was not worried about the drugs scandal, which arose after his urine sample tested positive for a banned substance following his historic Comrades Marathon victory.

He said he would be back on the road as early as next month.

"I do not smoke nor drink alcohol. I have never taken drugs in my life because I was brought up in a Christian family. I still maintain that I'm innocent. I have a very good team of lawyers, I'm highly impressed with the manner they are representing me in this case.

"I have no fear about the outcome because I'm confident that I will win it. There are a lot of things that were not properly done," said Mamabolo, whose R300,000 prize money has been withheld by the Comrades Marathon Association pending the outcome of the case.

In an interview with radio show host Simon "Kolobe" Ramafalo on Thobela FM's popular sports show, Mabaleng A Dipapadi, on Tuesday night, Mamabolo said: "For me the bigger picture is the Comrades Marathon next year. I want to make more history by winning it too."

Mamabolo's legal team is made up of Advocate Gilbert Marcus SC, Advocate Kate Hofmeyr and Werksmans Attorneys, all of whom are acting pro bono for the athlete.

At the close of a South African Institute for Drug- Free Sport (Saids) disciplinary hearing on Friday, the athlete's legal team brought an application to have the case dropped. The lawyers want the adjudication panel to stop the hearing, arguing that serious irregularities took place during the urine sample collection process after Mamabolo won the Comrades on June 3.

They argued that, based on the evidence given by Saids witnesses, it was clear that the entire testing process was fatally flawed, which should nullify the test results. The adjudication panel indicated that it would hand down its decision in the middle of next month.

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Fri May 24 11:05:01 SAST 2013 ::

Dec 20, 2012

oldlady12

I sincerely hope he wins this one. It is always sad when an athlete falls from grace. I have never been able to believe that he had been taking performance enhancers. Too poor for that. Big ups to the attorneys working for him for free.
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Dec 20, 2012

TLekota

Pheta taelo mfana, lol.
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Dec 20, 2012

Dubul'Amanzi

"LUDWICK Mamabolo has set up a training camp outside Zion City Moria in Limpopo" Was this necessary?You want to start a fight between Zcc and Abazalwane.
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Dec 20, 2012

Shredder

Good luck boss, you gonna need it. You might have drunk an illegal substance unknowingly.
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Dec 20, 2012

Shredder

@oldlady12 - Too poor for that.
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Why? Is it because he is black? :-D
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Dec 20, 2012

sekhebereshe

anyone close to or around Zion City Moria in Limpopo is dilusional!.....why?
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Dec 20, 2012

Zezinho

You dont need to smoke drugs or snort them to be found guilty. It can be that you took flu medication which contains banned substance. Benelin for flu is one of the big no's for athletes even if you were to take 2 redbulls. The level is too high. Please people get the facts straight before you comment. It is not that he takes coke but other stuff could have played a role.
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Dec 20, 2012

Lephene

Mind you the guy who came 2nd after Mamabolo is from KZN,don't you think something is fishy here....JEALOUSY is reigning in KZN,the ZULUS are jealous so they want their fellow to win hence they tempered with the process.FCU$$K!!! U ZULUS
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Dec 20, 2012

Voetzek

Why is it any Black SA'n atllete who become victorius is subjected to humiliation drug test, this is racist at the highest level and must be immediately killed, I last saw caster semenya in the final olympic that she was avoiding to win because of this, F***K you
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Dec 20, 2012

MommaC

So they are arguing process. I wonder if the doping control officials were properly trained?


Voetzek
Grow up!
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