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22:08, 24-Aug-2018
Turkmen wrestler becomes first doping case at Asian Games
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21:26, 27-Aug-2018
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A wrestler from Turkmenistan became the first doping case at the Asian Games and has been disqualified, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Friday.
Rustem Nazarov tested positive for the banned substance furosemide, a masking agent, in a pre-tournament urine test last week, the OCA said.
Nazarov "has been disqualified from the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games 2018 and his results during the competition held on the 19th August annulled," a statement said.
The athlete, 24, had competed in the men's 57kg freestyle event and was defeated in his first match by India's Sandeep Tomar.
Six athletes tested positive at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon including South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who was stripped of his medals.
Source(s): AFP
,Xinhua News Agency