Chinese female triathlon athlete Wang Hongni received a two-year
suspension after having tested positive for a performance-enhancing
drug.
A file photo of Wang
Hongni
Website sohu.com quoted sources on the Chinese Triathlon
Association as saying that the anabolic-Androgenic steroid, one of
the matters banned by the International Anti-doping Agency (IADA),
was found in Wang's samples.
The suspension came into effect on October 6 and will expire on
October 5, 2009, which means the runner will miss the Beijing
Olympics next year.
Wang decided to give up a hearing over the case on Saturday.
The 24-year-old pocketed the titles at both the 10th National
Games in 2005 and the Doha Asian Games last December.
Chinese athletes' clean records in the worldwide anti-doping
move was blemished in the recent years. Sun Yingjie, one of the
country's most competitive long-distance runners, was found
involved in a doping scandal at the 2005 National Games.
Sun was kicked out of the event with a two-year ban and her
silver medal in women's 10,000m taken back.
The Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have promised a clean
event in 2008 as 4,500 samples are expected to be examined during
the Games, the largest number in the Olympic history.
(CRI October 11, 2007)
