Doping at the Asian Games explained

What follows is a list of all the athletes that have tested positive for a banned substance either during or before an Asian Games in which they competed. Any medals listed were revoked.

Asian Games

1974 Tehran

See main article: 1974 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
Volleyball (Men)[1]
WeightliftingStimulant (Men's 90 kg)
(Men's snatch 90 kg)
(Men's clean & jerk 90 kg)		[2]
WeightliftingStimulant (Men's 110 kg)
(Men's snatch 110 kg)
(Men's clean & jerk 110 kg)		[3]

1994 Hiroshima

See main article: 1994 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsDihydrotestosterone (Women's 400 m hurdles)
CanoeingDihydrotestosterone (Men's C-1 500 m)
(Men's C-1 1000 m)
(Men's C-2 500 m)		[4]
CanoeingDihydrotestosterone (Men's C-2 1000 m)
CyclingDihydrotestosterone (Women's sprint)
FootballStimulant[5]
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Men's 400 m individual medley)
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Men's 50 m freestyle)
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Women's 50 m freestyle)
(Women's 200 m freestyle)
(Women's 200 m individual medley)
(Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)
(Women's 100 m freestyle)
(Women's 100 m backstroke)		[6]
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Men's 200 m freestyle)
(Men's 200 m individual medley)
(Men's 400 m individual medley)
(Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay)
(Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Women's 400 m freestyle)
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Men's 200 m butterfly)
SwimmingDihydrotestosterone (Women's 400 m freestyle)
(Women's 800 m freestyle)

1998 Bangkok

See main article: 1998 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsEphedrine
KarateEphedrine (Men's kumite 75 kg)[7]
WeightliftingTriamterene
WeightliftingNandrolone[8]

2002 Busan

See main article: 2002 Asian Games.

2006 Doha

See main article: 2006 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsMale hormone (Women's 800 m)[10]
Bodybuilding (Men's 70 kg)[11]
BodybuildingNandrolone
Bodybuilding (Men's 90 kg)[12]
Bodybuilding[13]
WeightliftingDiuretic
WeightliftingMetabolite (Women's 75 kg)[14]
WeightliftingStanozolol
WeightliftingCannabis

2010 Guangzhou

See main article: 2010 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsNandrolone[15]
AthleticsTestosterone (Men's discus throw)[16]
AthleticsNorandrosterone
BoxingNandrolone[17]
JudoMethylhexanamine (Men's 81 kg)[18]
WrestlingMethylhexanamine[19]

2014 Incheon

See main article: 2014 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsBiological passport abnormalities[20]
FootballMethylhexanamine[21]
KarateClenbuterol[22]
Soft tennisSibutramine[23]
SwimmingNebido (Men's 100 m freestyle)
(Men's 200 m freestyle)
(Men's 400 m freestyle)
(Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay)
(Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay)
(Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay)		[24]
WeightliftingEtiocholanolone
WushuSibutramine (Women's nanquan)[25]

2018 Jakarta–Palembang

See main article: 2018 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
AthleticsStanozolol (Women's 400 m hurdles)
(Mixed 4 × 400 m relay)		[26]
AthleticsBiological passport abnormalities (Men's 10,000 m)[27]
AthleticsProbenecid
AthleticsDrostanolone and Metenolone[28]
AthleticsMethylprednisolone (Women's marathon)[29]
Ju-jitsuMetandienone and GW501516 (Men's ne-waza 77 kg)[30]
KurashStanozolol (Women's 78 kg)[31]
WrestlingStanozolol (Women's freestyle 62 kg)[32]
WrestlingFurosemide[33]

2022 Hangzhou

See main article: 2022 Asian Games.

NameNOCSportBanned substanceMedalsRef
Basketball11-Nor-9-carboxy-THC[34]
BasketballDehydrochloromethyltestosterone
CyclingErythropoietin[35]
BoxingMetandienone[36]
Kabaddi19-Norandrosterone

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: South Korea's volleyball silver in the balance . . 18 September 1974 . 9 January 2014 . 22.
  2. News: "Return gold medals", order to 2 lifters . . 11 September 1974 . 12 April 2013 . 20.
  3. News: Doping: North Korea lifter may lose all . . 10 September 1974 . 12 April 2013 . 21.
  4. Web site: Chinese hand out long bans . 21 December 1994. The Independent. 14 April 2013.
  5. News: Results . . 9 October 1994 . 8 January 2021.
  6. Web site: China ban seven swimmers for two years. 8 December 1994. New Straits Times. 14 April 2013.
  7. News: OCA in quandary over re-allocation of silver medal . . 23 December 1998 . 13 April 2013 . Agence France-Presse.
  8. News: Kuwait weightlifter Jaber al-Ajmi caught in doping test . 19 December 1998 . 13 April 2013 . Sadec . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326140913/http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/news1219.html?3e3ea140#General2 . 26 March 2016 . dead .
  9. News: Lebanese bodybuilder stripped of bronze . . 8 October 2002 . . 13 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124830/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-10-2002_pg2_5 . 22 October 2012 .
  10. News: Indian athlete fails gender test. 18 December 2006. BBC News. 12 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Bodybuilder Syafrizaldy gets Asiad silver . 16 May 2007 . . 12 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607110433/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/05/16/bodybuilder-syafrizaldy-gets-asiad-silver.html-0 . 7 June 2011 .
  12. Web site: Hong Kong Sports Institute Presented Cash Awards to Asian Games Bronze Medallist Lam Man-shing . 22 May 2007 . . 12 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608011943/http://www.hksi.org.hk/hksdb/front/e_wn1_r2_20070522.html . 8 June 2010 .
  13. Web site: 2006 Asian Games. musclememory.com. 24 April 2013.
  14. Web site: From weightlifting to bodybuilding, fifth doping offense announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20071114061615/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-12/12/content_5475898.htm. dead. November 14, 2007. 12 December 2006. Xinhua News Agency. 13 April 2013.
  15. Web site: Indian runner tests positive for doping . https://archive.today/20130411212329/http://www.supersport.com/athletics/international/news/101205/Indian_runner_tests_positive_for_doping . dead . 11 April 2013 . 5 December 2010 . supersport.com . 14 April 2013 .
  16. Web site: 2 Asian Games athletes fail drug test. 25 January 2011. ESPN. 14 April 2013.
  17. Web site: 4 athletes banned after using enhancing drugs . 22 February 2011 . iransportspress.com . . 14 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225043443/http://www.iransportspress.com/other-sports/10362-4-athletes-banned-after-using-enhancing-drugs.html . 25 February 2011 .
  18. News: Uzbek stripped of silver medal for doping. 13 April 2013. Reuters India. 19 November 2010. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212208/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-53027320101119. dead.
  19. Web site: 2nd Uzbek athlete fails doping test at Asian Games. 24 November 2010. Sports Illustrated. 13 April 2013. 3 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103160541/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/11/24/asian.games.doping.ap/index.html. dead.
  20. Web site: Athletics Integrity Unit welcomes CAS decision to give UAE runner Desalegn two-year doping ban. Etchells. Daniel. 23 October 2017. Inside the Games. 30 March 2019.
  21. Web site: Malaysian wushu failed dope test. 26 September 2014. The Star. 26 September 2014.
  22. Web site: Iraq, Syria athletes banned from Asiad for doping. 1 October 2014. Yahoo. 1 October 2014.
  23. Web site: Second Doping Case Confirmed at Asian Games. 27 September 2014. Associated Press. 27 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023827/http://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2014/news/230487-second-doping-case-confirmed-at-asian-games. 4 March 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: OCA adjusts Incheon Asian Games medal table. 27 May 2015. Olympic Council of Asia. 31 July 2015.
  25. Web site: Wushu exponent Cheau Xuen fails dope test . 30 September 2014. The Star. 2 October 2014.
  26. Web site: India in line for Asian Games mixed relay gold after ban on Kemi Adekoya. 19 July 2019. The Indian Express. 21 July 2019.
  27. Web site: Asian Games gold medalist runner banned 4 years for doping. 17 September 2020. Associated Press. 15 August 2021.
  28. Web site: Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years, stripped of Asian titles. 19 July 2019. Hindustan Times. 10 October 2019.
  29. News: The Case of Ms Hye-Song Kim . 17 August 2023 . Athletics Integrity Unit.
  30. Web site: List of persons currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. 16 December 2020. 18 October 2021. JJIF. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727185434/https://jjif.sport/sanctions/. 27 July 2021.
  31. Web site: Doping Ban Asian Games 2018. 11 March 2019. International Kurash Association. 21 July 2019.
  32. Web site: Mongolian gold medallist tests positive. 3 September 2018. The Indian Express. 5 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912124922/http://www.ocasia.org/News/GetNewsbyNewsID?q=Cwkxkd2aFz0WxeYGIGD%2FBEq4E8l0RaH1iwVBeMVDdqU%3D. 12 September 2018. dead.
  33. Web site: Asian Games 2018: Turkmenistan wrestler doping case puts wrestling under pressure . 24 August 2018. The Hindu. 24 August 2018.
  34. News: Basketball players from the Philippines and Jordan test positive at Asiad-Xinhua . 14 October 2023 . Xinhua . 13 October 2023.
  35. News: Cycling: Evangelista appeals suspension, sorry over doping mess . 14 October 2023 . ABS-CBN News . 7 October 2023.
  36. Web site: ITA notifies boxer and kabaddi athlete of adverse analytical finding . Olympic Council of Asia . 14 October 2023.

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