An American judo star has been thrown out of London 2012 after testing positive for cannabis.
Team USA judoka competitor Nicholas Delpopolo has now been disqualified from the men’s 73-kilogram class - where he finished seventh.
The International Olympic Committee today said the 23-year-old athlete tested positive for cannabis on July 30.
The athlete today claimed he had accidentally eaten something that had been baked with marijuana.
Delpopolo said in a statement today: “My positive test was caused by my inadvertent consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana, before I left for the Olympic Games.
"I apologize to U.S. Olympic Committee, to my team-mates, and to my fans, and I am embarrassed by this mistake. I look forward to representing my country in the future, and will re-dedicate myself to being the best judo athlete that I can be.”
