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.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Volleyball		(Men)	^[1]
		Weightlifting	Stimulant	(Men's 90 kg) (Men's snatch 90 kg) (Men's clean & jerk 90 kg)	^[2]
		Weightlifting	Stimulant	(Men's 110 kg) (Men's snatch 110 kg) (Men's clean & jerk 110 kg)	^[3]

1994 Hiroshima

See main article: 1994 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m hurdles)
		Canoeing	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's C-1 500 m) (Men's C-1 1000 m) (Men's C-2 500 m)	^[4]
		Canoeing	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's C-2 1000 m)
		Cycling	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's sprint)
		Football	Stimulant		^[5]
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 400 m individual medley)
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 50 m freestyle)
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(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]
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(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)
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m freestyle)
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Men's 200 m butterfly)
		Swimming	Dihydrotestosterone	(Women's 400 m freestyle) (Women's 800 m freestyle)

1998 Bangkok

See main article: 1998 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Ephedrine
		Karate	Ephedrine	(Men's kumite 75 kg)	^[7]
		Weightlifting	Triamterene
		Weightlifting	Nandrolone		^[8]

2002 Busan

See main article: 2002 Asian Games.

2006 Doha

See main article: 2006 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Male hormone	(Women's 800 m)	^[10]
		Bodybuilding		(Men's 70 kg)	^[11]
		Bodybuilding	Nandrolone
		Bodybuilding		(Men's 90 kg)	^[12]
		Bodybuilding			^[13]
		Weightlifting	Diuretic
		Weightlifting	Metabolite	(Women's 75 kg)	^[14]
		Weightlifting	Stanozolol
		Weightlifting	Cannabis

2010 Guangzhou

See main article: 2010 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Nandrolone		^[15]
		Athletics	Testosterone	(Men's discus throw)	^[16]
		Athletics	Norandrosterone
		Boxing	Nandrolone		^[17]
		Judo	Methylhexanamine	(Men's 81 kg)	^[18]
		Wrestling	Methylhexanamine		^[19]

2014 Incheon

See main article: 2014 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Biological passport abnormalities		^[20]
		Football	Methylhexanamine		^[21]
		Karate	Clenbuterol		^[22]
		Soft tennis	Sibutramine		^[23]
		Swimming	Nebido	(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]
		Weightlifting	Etiocholanolone
		Wushu	Sibutramine	(Women's nanquan)	^[25]

2018 Jakarta–Palembang

See main article: 2018 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Athletics	Stanozolol	(Women's 400 m hurdles) (Mixed 4 × 400 m relay)	^[26]
		Athletics	Biological passport abnormalities	(Men's 10,000 m)	^[27]
		Athletics	Probenecid
		Athletics	Drostanolone and Metenolone		^[28]
		Athletics	Methylprednisolone	(Women's marathon)	^[29]
		Ju-jitsu	Metandienone and GW501516	(Men's ne-waza 77 kg)	^[30]
		Kurash	Stanozolol	(Women's 78 kg)	^[31]
		Wrestling	Stanozolol	(Women's freestyle 62 kg)	^[32]
		Wrestling	Furosemide		^[33]

2022 Hangzhou

See main article: 2022 Asian Games.

Name	NOC	Sport	Banned substance	Medals	Ref
		Basketball	11-Nor-9-carboxy-THC		^[34]
		Basketball	Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone
		Cycling	Erythropoietin		^[35]
		Boxing	Metandienone		^[36]
		Kabaddi	19-Norandrosterone

• B-sample tests pending

See also

• Doping at the Olympics

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.