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  "id": 10174210,
  "title": "Asian Games medallist fails doping test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-medallist-fails-doping-test-10174210",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T08:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/27/asian-games-medallist-fails-doping-test"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Nodirbek Shavkatov, who won bronze in mixed martial arts at Aichi-Nagoya, is the third athlete at the Games to fail a drug test.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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