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Reports Say Mudryk Turns From Football to Sprinting With 2028 Olympics in Sight

Reports place the suspended Chelsea winger in Ukraine’s national sprint setup after a positive doping test.

Overview

  • Spanish outlet Marca, cited by La Capital, reports that Mijailo Mudryk is training with Ukraine’s national sprint team under former Olympic athletes.
  • The reported plan is to pursue a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, which would require meeting World Athletics qualifying standards and passing Ukraine’s 2027 trials.
  • La Capital reports that Mudryk tested positive in April 2025 and that Chelsea rescinded his contract after the result.
  • Coverage describes the winger as suspended for doping and out of football for months as his future remains uncertain.
  • Neither Mudryk nor relevant federations have issued official confirmation of the athletics switch in the reports cited.