Indian weightlifter Krishnan Madasamy was stripped of his medals on Saturday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone.
Madasamy, 28, won three silver medals in the men’s up to 62-kilogram competition on Tuesday.
He tested positive for 19-Norandrosterone, a metabolite of nandrolone, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said in a statement.
Madasamy was summoned to a CGF court Saturday and told he was being disqualified. He was ordered to return his medals.
“This is the most comprehensive anti-doping program ever undertaken at the Commonwealth Games and sends a clear message to any athlete contemplating the use of prohibited substances,” the statement said.
The CGF altered the competition results.
Australia’s Yourik Sarakisian retained his three golds but Marcus Stephen from Nauru was given the silver for snatch, clean-and-jerk and combined.
Malaysia’s Roswadi Rashid received bronze for the snatch while Terry Hughes of New Zealand got bronze for the clean-and-jerk and combined. Source BBC
[This message has been edited by ehsan (edited August 04, 2002).]
Does anyone know what will happen to his medals? Do they remain vacant? Do the runner ups, the bronze holders get promoted to silver, and the 4th position get the bronze???
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Originally posted by Spock: Does anyone know what will happen to his medals? Do they remain vacant? Do the runner ups, the bronze holders get promoted to silver, and the 4th position get the bronze???
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Is there is standard way to deal with atheletes and federations when doping is discovered. I mean aside from the ultimate punishment of retirning the medals are there any other sanctions..?
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Originally posted by Fraudz: Is there is standard way to deal with atheletes and federations when doping is discovered. I mean aside from the ultimate punishment of retirning the medals are there any other sanctions..?
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The athletes have been banned on a number of occassion, the most famous or infamous of them all, Ben Johnson of canada, after winning the 100 meters final in the olympics.
NW ji - I can understand your frustration with the way you are shouting as if Only Indians are doing this(No,I am not justifying it). In the same CW games there was a Canadian who tested +ve but after his sports fed argued he was let off.
Btw do you remember Rustum Khan who took part in last CW games ?
Monday, October 5, 1998
Two test positive in Commonwealth Games
LONDON (AP) – Two athletes – cyclist Stephen Alfred of Trinidad and Tobago and shooting competitor Rustam Khan of Pakistan – tested positive for banned substances in last month’s Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, officials said Monday.
Alfred, who placed eighth in the men’s cycling sprint event, tested positive for the banned substance norandrosterone. As a consequence, Commonwealth Games officials based in London disqualified him from the Kuala Lumpur games and also banned him from the 2002 games in Manchester, England.
Khan, tested positive for propanolol, and had his results also were nullified, officials said. His case was referred to the Commonwealth Games Association of Pakistan and the International Shooting Federation to impose sanctions. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamCommonwealth/oct5_two.html
Asif instead of condemning what is clearly an unacceptable situation and which has brought unjustified shame on your country, you tried to justify it by giving examples of others who have been banned. Do two wrongs make a right?
You should have concentrated on the topic on hand and it is a serious issue regardless of where the competitor comes from.
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Originally posted by ehsan:
** Asif instead of condemning what is clearly an unacceptable situation and which has brought unjustified shame on your country, you tried to justify it by giving examples of others who have been banned. Do two wrongs make a right?
You should have concentrated on the topic on hand and it is a serious issue regardless of where the competitor comes from.**
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Ehsan, It is indeed a shame, but it is not a sin and that athlete does not need to be hanged or punished more. That He was stripped of his medals is enough punishment for him.
The sports Federations should give stern warnings to all its athletes and should also make them go through some kind of training which improves their self confidence.
It's a major problem in sports world today and singling out India and shouting 'Shame shame and cheat cheat' is not the best way to start a discussion.
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Originally posted by Asif_k:
** So should you. In stead of shouting 'Shame & Cheat' from top of you lung - you should have condemned it as well.
if you are upset about the 'shame shame and cheat cheat" of the initial post, maybe you did nto notice that every single thread after that discussed this in a very responsible manner.