Sports News | Wushu Player Owais Sarwar and a Minor Swimmer Fail Dope Tests Ahead of Asian Games
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Asian Games bound Wushu player Owais Sarwar Ahenger and a minor swimmer have been handed provisional suspensions by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after the two athletes failed their dope tests.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Asian Games bound Wushu player Owais Sarwar Ahenger and a minor swimmer have been handed provisional suspensions by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after the two athletes failed their dope tests.
According to NADA, the 23-year-old Sarwar's dope sample contained a cocktail of drugs, including 19-norandrosterone, which is a metabolite of anabolic androgenic steroid nandrolone.
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The other banned drugs were stimulant mephentermine and its metabolite Phentermine.
Ahenger, a 70kg Sanda judoka from Ladakh, was named in the 14-member squad by the Wushu Association of India for the Hangzhou Games, starting September 23.
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The minor athlete, who is said to be a swimmer, has also tested positive for 19-norandrosterone.
NADA revealed the dope test results in its latest update of Indian athletes who have been handed provisional suspension.
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