Asian Games medallist fails doping test
Nodirbek Shavkatov, who won bronze in mixed martial arts at Aichi-Nagoya, is the third athlete at the Games to fail a drug test.
Nodirbek Shavkatov, a medal-winning athlete from Uzbekistan, has become the first Asian Games gold medalist to fail a doping test. The International Testing Agency announced that Shavkatov tested positive for meldonium, a banned substance. Shavkatov, who took home bronze in mixed martial arts at the Games in Japan, is now provisionally suspended.
This is the third athlete at the Games to fail a drugs test. Dayanch Keletliyev of Turkmenistan, who competed in karate, also tested positive for meldonium just the day before Shavkatov. Meldonium, a prescription heart medication, can enhance endurance and speed up muscle recovery. Shavkatov has the opportunity to contest the provisional suspension and request an analysis of his B-sample.
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