French 800 metres specialist Florent Lacasse is suspended for two years after testing positive for testosterone.

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"I do not appeal the suspension. I prefer to take the time to see whether I continue my career," he told sports daily L'Equipe on Saturday.

"It's not necessarily the end," he said.

Pierre Bordry, the president of the French Anti-Doping Agency, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.