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POA sends back 11 medals to Nepal Olympic Committee
Sports
March 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has sent back 11 athletics medals including two gold and nine bronze to the Nepal Olympic Committee through a courier service.
Three Pakistani athletes â Mehboob Ali (400m hurdles), Mohammad Naeem (110m hurdles) and Samiullah (100m sprint), were tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids during the 13th South Asian Games held in Nepal in December 2019. The drug was aimed at rapid improvement in the performance.
The National Olympic Committee of Nepal with the consent of World Anti-Doping Authority then imposed a four-year ban on three athletes who were tested positive for the banned drugs besides stripping off the medals.
POA finally returns SAG medals won by doping athletes
Web Desk
Pakistani contingent at the South Asian Games in 2019 was hit by a doping scandal.
The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has couriered back to the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) the 2019 South Asian Games (SAG) medals won by national athletes who had later tested positive for banned substances,
The News reported on Tuesday.
Three Pakistani athletes Mehboob Ali (400m hurdles), Mohammad Naeem (110m hurdles) and Samiullah (100m sprint), had tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids during the 13th South Asian Games held in Nepal in December 2019.
The drug was supposed to improve the performance of the players rapidly.