Olympic council of Asia (OCA) on Monday announced further anti-doping rule violations, raising the number of such cases in the 16th Asian Games to 4, the two earlier cases having been dispensed with during games held in Guangzhou-China in November last.

The first case involves an athlete, Abdalnasser Awajna of Palestine, who participated in the Men’s 800m Round 1 Athletic Competition. He was tested positive for 19-Norandrosterone (19-NA), which is a prohibited substance under Anabolic Agent (S1) in accordance with the WADA Prohibited List 2010,said the information provided here by OCA.

The second case involves an athlete Dheeb Ahmed Mohammed of Qatar who participated in the Men’s Discus throw final, athletic competition. He was tested positive for exogenous testosterone metabolites, indicative of a prohibited substance under Anabolic Agents (S1) in accordance with the WADA Prohibited List 2010.
Under the OCA Anti-Doping Rules, both athletes had been notified and have undergone fair Hearing sessions by their respective National Olympic Committees. With in this context, the athlete of Qatar had fully exercised his right to have his B sample tested;. The result confirmed the positive result of the A Sample .The decisions of the Hearings confirmed violations of the OCA Anti-Doping Rules.

After due process according to the rules and procedures of the OCA, it has been determined that the above findings constitute anti-doping rules violations and as such both athletes have been disqualified from the competition as well as the 16th Asian Games and their performances in the competition have been nullified, and the Silver Medal of the Athlete from Qatar has been withdrawn and appropriate adjustment made to the results for both events.

In addition, all relevant documents related to both cases will be forwarded to the athlete’s National Anti doping authorities, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), Asian Athletics Association (AAA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency for further action on their part.

Within this context, The Olympic Council of Asia would like to emphasize her stance on combating doping in sport and will continue to work hard in collaboration with all member NOCs to consolidate the fundamentals of Clean and True Sport among our Athletes.