Luis Costa (cyclist)
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| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1973[1] Castro Verde, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luis Costa (born 10 June 1973) is a Portuguese para-cyclist.
Career
Costa represented Portugal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the road time trial H5 event.[1] On 2 September 2024, Costa committed an anti-doping violation after returning a positive test result for the banned substance Chlorthalidone.[2] In December 2024, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stripped Costa of his medal and referred his doping case to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for potential further disciplinary action.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Luis Costa". paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ Woodson, John (14 September 2024). "Paralympic bronze medalist faces Chlorthalidone doping charges". granfondodailynews.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Woodson, John (20 December 2024). "Portuguese Paralympic medalist Costa stripped of medal, doping case refferred to UCI". granfondodailynews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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