{
  "id": 8895407,
  "title": "[UPDATED] Thai badminton player first doping case at Asian Games: testers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/updated-thai-badminton-player-first-doping-case-at-asian-games-testers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:58:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/09/1537705/updated-thai-badminton-player-first-doping-case-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA: Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh, 19, has become the first known doping case at the Asian Games in Japan, testers announced on Monday. The athlete tested positive for the banned substance furosemide and has been provisionally suspended by the International Testing Agency. Opatniputh, currently ranked 18th globally and considered a rising star, was scheduled to compete against China in the team event on Tuesday. The first day of badminton competition at Asia's largest sports event commenced on Sunday. The ITA has informed Opatniputh that she is prohibited from participating, training, or coaching during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. The agency also informs her of her right to contest the provisional suspension at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and to request the analysis of a B-sample. Furosemide, a substance Opatniputh has been found guilty of using, is often employed by competitors to rapidly lose weight by excreting water. The sample was taken during out-of-competition testing on September 17.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: Thai women's badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh became the first known doping case at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday, testers said.",
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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."
}