HANGZHOU — Turkmenistan\u0027s Tejen Tejenov on Thursday (Oct 5) 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.
HANGZHOU — 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.A general view of the men’s 57-63.5 kg semi-final boxing event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Oct 3, 2023.
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."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.Tejenov won silver behind Uzbek winner Mukhsin Khismomiddinov on Sept 30 and was tested the same day.
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