(UNDATED) – Olympic runner and Iowa native Shelby Houlihan has lost her appeal to have her four-year ban from competing rescinded, which means she’ll miss out on competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In a statement posted to her Instagram account, the 29-year-old Houlihan maintained her innocence and says she believes there are “flaws in the anti-doping system” that has affected her and other athletes. She tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in December of 2020. Houlihan says it was a false positive, which she blames on a burrito she purchased from a food truck containing tainted pork. She’ll be eligible to compete again in 2025.
