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Doping Scandal Rocks Hangzhou Asian Games Men’s Basketball Championship

Players from the Hangzhou Asian Games men’s basketball championship and runner-up teams failed doping tests 2023-10-14 12:08:58.0 Source: Xinhuanet Author: Ma Kai, Cao Yibo

On the 13th, the official website of the International Testing Agency (ITA) issued two announcements. During the doping testing of athletes at the Hangzhou Asian Games, it was found that Justin Brownlee, the Philippines’ men’s basketball champion, and Sami Barzai, the runner-up Jordan’s player. The samples were found to contain different banned substances and failed doping tests.

The International Inspection Agency (ITA) stated in the announcement that samples collected from Brownlee were tested and found to contain carboxytetrahydrocannabinol, and samples collected from Bazai were tested and found to contain dehydrochloromethyltestosterone metabolites.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) stated that the above two samples were collected by the agency during anti-doping inspections on October 7 during the Hangzhou Asian Games. At present, the agency has informed the two athletes of the test results, and the parties have the right to request re-examination.

In the men’s basketball competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Philippines reversed the Chinese team in the semi-finals and beat the Jordan team in the final. Brownlee performed well in the two key games. In the semifinals, he scored 33 points and hit a key three-pointer at the last minute to block the Chinese team from the finals. In the final, he also scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

2023-10-14 04:08:58

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