Another Sri Lankan Commonwealth Games gold medallist is embroiled in a damaging drugs scandal after weightlifer Chinthana Vidanage, who carried the country's flag in New Delhi last year, tested positive for a banned stimulant and is facing a suspension.
Vidanage, who won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and silver in the 69 kg category in Delhi, returned a positive drug test for methylhexaneamine at the Asian Championships in China's Anhui province last month, it has been reported.
He has been provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation.
The 29-year-old was among four of Sri Lanka's leading competitors who last month were unveiled by officials bidding for Hambantota to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of an Athletes Commission to help provide advice during the campaign.
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Three more Indian weightlifters test positive for steroids.
Three more Indian weightlifters have tested positive for doping, taking the latest positive tests to five, and the national body is now facing another suspension.
Male lifters Harbhajan Singh and Rajesh Kumar and female Bijaya Devi were caught in World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) tests at a training camp for the Commonwealth championships, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) secretary Baldev Gulati said.
Shailaja Pujari, a women's 75kg gold medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and men's 56kg lifter Vicky Batta failed out-of-competition tests last month.
"I'm dumbfounded," Gulati told Reuters on Thursday. "All of them have shown some sort of anabolic steroid.
"We've also had periodic dope tests. This shows something has happened in the last 20 days, just before the Commonwealth championships, (lifters) trying something, if this is correct."
The Commonwealth meet starts in Malaysia on Sunday.
All of the competitors have denied any wrongdoing and were seeking tests of their B samples, Gulati said.
"What is causing a bit of suspicion is all of them have tested for the same type of anabolic steroid, the same quantum. There is something that doesn't look very natural."
India has repeatedly faced embarrassment due to doping among weightlifters and the national body was banned in 2004 and 2006, because three or more lifters tested positive in a calendar year.
Male lifters Harbhajan Singh and Rajesh Kumar and female Bijaya Devi were caught in World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) tests at a training camp for the Commonwealth championships, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) secretary Baldev Gulati said.
Shailaja Pujari, a women's 75kg gold medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and men's 56kg lifter Vicky Batta failed out-of-competition tests last month.
"I'm dumbfounded," Gulati told Reuters on Thursday. "All of them have shown some sort of anabolic steroid.
"We've also had periodic dope tests. This shows something has happened in the last 20 days, just before the Commonwealth championships, (lifters) trying something, if this is correct."
The Commonwealth meet starts in Malaysia on Sunday.
All of the competitors have denied any wrongdoing and were seeking tests of their B samples, Gulati said.
"What is causing a bit of suspicion is all of them have tested for the same type of anabolic steroid, the same quantum. There is something that doesn't look very natural."
India has repeatedly faced embarrassment due to doping among weightlifters and the national body was banned in 2004 and 2006, because three or more lifters tested positive in a calendar year.
Indian weightlifter disputes positive test result.
Dope-tainted lifter Shailaja Pujari, who is facing a life ban after flunking a National Anti-Doping Agency test recently, today pleaded her innocence.
Shailaja, who competes in 75kg category, was found by the NADA positive for an anabolic steroid.
"I have not done anything wrong. I tested negative on August 28. But the experts know how long the anabolic steroids remain in the body. So, I am ready to give my samples again," Shailaja said here.
The lifter also said that she was yet to receive the report of the latest NADA test and planning to approach Union Sports Minister M S Gill as well as Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi upon receiving the same.
"I was told that the report has been sent to me, but have not received that so far," she said.
Shailaja, who competes in 75kg category, was found by the NADA positive for an anabolic steroid.
"I have not done anything wrong. I tested negative on August 28. But the experts know how long the anabolic steroids remain in the body. So, I am ready to give my samples again," Shailaja said here.
The lifter also said that she was yet to receive the report of the latest NADA test and planning to approach Union Sports Minister M S Gill as well as Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi upon receiving the same.
"I was told that the report has been sent to me, but have not received that so far," she said.
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