M'sian gold medallist among three who failed dope test
Published on: Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian gold medal winner at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games (KL 2017) in August is believed to be among three athletes who had failed the dope test.SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) Medical and Anti-Doping Committee Head, Datuk Dr. SS Cheema said the Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) accredited lab in New Delhi, India, found the presence of a banned substance in Sample A of all three athletes."We have received the AAF reports from the lab in New Delhi about a fortnight ago which confirmed the presence of the banned substance from three athletes who took part in the KL 2017. However, we can not jump to a conclusion by saying all three are guilty until a thorough investigation is carried out by the respective parties," he said Tuesday.
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Dr. Cheema who is also the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Medical and Anti-Doping Committee Chairman noted that he would not reveal the name and the country of the athletes involved as it will tarnish their image.He added that all these athletes will be given a chance to challenge the Sample B and appear before the SEAGF Hearing Committee."SEAGF will revoke the medal if any of the athletes are medal winners and the International Federation of their respective sport will decide on what course of action to be taken if any of them failed the dope test," Dr Cheema said.The New Straits Times reported that the Malaysian athlete who had failed the dope test was a female diver who had won a title. Malaysian divers achieved a clean sweep of 13 gold medals at the Games.
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"It is a diver. It is best for OCM to disclose the matter," said a reliable source.The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) are expected to disclose details of the doping case to the media after their Gold Coast Commonwealth Games selection committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.
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Cheong Jun Hoong, Pandelela Rinong, Wendy Ng, Leong Mun Yee, Traisy Vivien Tukiet, Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Jasmine Lai won gold medals in the Sea Games.Meanwhile, National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail refused to comment about the latest findings since investigations were still going on.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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