Mohammad Samim Faizad, one of only six Afghans at the Paris Olympics, denied intentionally doping on Saturday after he was provisionally suspended having failed a test for a banned steroid. The 21-year-old judoka, who was beaten 11-0 in the French capital on Tuesday in the men’s -81kg category, had told AFP on the eve of the Games that competing at …
An Iraqi judoka recorded the first positive doping test of the 2024 Paris Olympics, as confirmed by the International Testing Agency on Friday. The ITA revealed that the sample which was collected from Sajjad Sehen "returned an adverse analytical finding for the non-specified prohibited substances metandienone and boldenone". "This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or …
An Iraqi judoka has recorded the first positive doping test of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said on Friday. A statement from the ITA said that Sajjad Sehen tested positive for the banned anabolic steroids metandienone and boldenone during out-of-competition anti-doping control in Paris on July 23. “The athlete has been informed of the case and has …
Judoka Jasleen Singh Saini, an Asian Games probable, has returned positive for a banned drug in an in-competition test conducted last month during Taipei Open where he had won gold, according to sources. The 25-year-old Saini had won a gold medal in the men’s 66kg category in the Taipei Asia Open early last month. Indian swimmer fails doping test ahead …