A shock secret of many years of world volleyball was exposed. According to the World of Volley, the veteran Vladimir Nikolov's veteran volleyball star, Vladimir Nikolov, had a positive test for doping.
This result is in the 2012 London Olympics but is not public in public. Everything was only cleared through the discovery from a fierce talent from the sports arbitration court (CAS).
Specifically, everything was concluded in October 2020 but was not published until recently. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee and the country's volleyball federation know about the incident but not publicly.
The veteran captain's testing model Bulgaria was taken after the UK's match at the London Olympic Games by the World Doping Agency (WADA). In the results given in 2019, in the model of Vladimir Nikolov containing methyllestosterone that this athlete does not have a license.
Answering to this incident, Vladimir Nikolov only briefly said: “Yes, I am guilty. That substance is in my urine.” However, he said he did not know this.
Vladimir Nikolov shared that this active ingredient may be in a supplement and with a small percentage that does not help him improve his ability to play.
The discovery of this banned substance caused Vladimir Nikolov to be asked to return his Olympic badge in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Bulgaria Men's Volleyball team ranked 4 finals. Vladimir Nikolov himself played 5/8 matches. He retired after the Olympics and returned to competition in the European Championship 2015.