Asian Games records first doping case involving medallist, Saudi runner later becomes sixth athlete to fail test
- Turkmenistan’s kurash silver medallist Tejen Tejenov tests positive for anabolic steroids, international Testing Agency says
- Saudi middle-distance runner Wesam Nasser Al-Farsi also fails doping test for prohibited substance darbepoetin
Turkmenistan’s Tejen Tejenov on Thursday became the first medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games to fail a doping test, officials said, with a Saudi runner later becoming the sixth athlete in total.
The 30-year-old Tejenov, who came second in the heavyweight 90kg category of kurash, an ancient form of wrestling, tested positive for anabolic steroids, the International Testing Agency said.
He has been provisionally suspended and is in danger of being stripped of his silver medal.
“The athlete has been informed of the case and has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect,” said the ITA, which handles some areas of doping control at the Games.
“He has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample.”
Tejenov won silver behind Uzbek winner Mukhsin Khismomiddinov on September 30 and was tested the same day.