Till now 200 Athletes tested For Doping...
On Monday, September 25, 2023, Nearly 150 to 200 Asian Games athletes have been tested for doping so far, the Olympic Council of Asia said. There is no positive results found so far.
While speaking at an anti-doping press conference on the second complete day of the Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the OCA said dope-testing was "gaining momentum" at the event.
Mani Jegathesan, an adviser to the OCA anti-doping committee, warned that drug cheats would be eliminated at every cost.
Up to 200 athletes have been tested so far, he said, but any positive results will take a few days to come in notice.
"Every athlete participating in these Games must understand that they could be picked at any time," Jegathesan warned. "That is the best step to ensuring we have a clean event."
There are about 12,000 athletes at the 19th Asian Games, more competitors than the Olympics, and Jegathesan said it would be impossible to test them all.
Instead, they will prioritize, including picking out those who break world or Asian records.
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