Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media,
The Olympic Council of Asia wishes to announce that we have encountered the second anti-doping rule violation in this the 17th Asian Games, Incheon 2014, Korea.
This involves an athlete, Ms. VI, Sophany of Cambodia, a soft tennis player. Her urine specimen collected on 16 September 2014 (under Pre-competition testing) was found to containSibutramine, a prohibited substance in the WADAProhibited List 2014. This substance is a specified stimulant under category S6b of the list.
After due process according to the rules and procedures of the OCA, it has been determined that the above finding constitutes an anti-doping rules violation and as such the following sanctions has been taken:
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The Competitor has been disqualified from the competition as well as these Games and as such her accreditation withdrawn.
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These findings will now be forwarded to thecompetitor ’s national authorities, theInternational Federation of the sport concerned(Asian & International soft tennis Federations) and the World Anti-Doping Agency for further action on their part as per sanctions concerning eligibility.
Dr. M . Jegathesan
Chairman of OCA Medical Committee & Anti-Doping Commission
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