Paulo Miyao Stripped Of 2016 World Title For Failing Drug Test

04 May, 2017

Multiple-time Pan-Am Champion and one half of the world famous Miyao brothers, Paulo Miyao, announced he will face a two-year “punishment” for failing an anti-doping test made during the 2016 IBJJF World Championships.

“I would like to apologize to all who accompany me and support me, as many know I ended up failing in the USADA anti-doping test made during the 2016 World Championship, I take full responsibility, without excuses. I am sorry to my training partners and my teachers and secondly, for my opponents with whom I fought in this Worlds. My punishment will be two years. My heartfelt apologies to everyone. “Living in the past paralyzes the present and ruins the future”

In an emotional Instagram post, Paulo apologized to those who accompanied and supported him, and promised to take “full responsibility, without excuses” for what he did.

You can read Paulo’s Instagram post below (in Portuguese):

Gostaria de pedir desculpas a todos que me acompanham e me apoiam, como muitos sabem acabei falhando no teste antidoping da USADA feito durante o Mundial de 2016, assumo toda a responsabilidade, sem desculpas. Lamento o fato ocorrido principalmente, primeiro, pelos meus parceiros de treino e meus professores, e, segundo, pelos meus adversários com quem lutei neste Mundial. Minha punição será de dois anos. Meus sinceros pedidos de desculpas a todos. "Viver no passado paralisa o presente e arruina o futuro" || I would like to apologize to all who accompany me and support me, as many know I ended up failing in the USADA anti-doping test made during the 2016 World Championship, I take full responsibility, without excuses. I am sorry to my training partners and my teachers and secondly, for my opponents with whom I fought in this Worlds. My punishment will be two years. My heartfelt apologies to everyone. "Living in the past paralyzes the present and ruins the future"

A post shared by hic et nunc (@paulomiyao) on May 4, 2017 at 7:50pm PDT

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