Thai badminton player first doping case at Asian Games: testers

Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh first doping case at Asian Games: testers

Thai badminton player first doping case at Asian Games: testers

The 19-year-old returned a positive sample for the banned substance furosemide and has been provisionally suspended, the International Testing Agency said. The teenager, who is ranked 18th in the world and regarded as a rising star back home, had been due to face China on Tuesday in the team event. The first full day of badminton action at Asia's biggest sporting spectacular was on Sunday. "The athlete is prevented from competing, training, coac…

Thai teenage badminton player suspended for doping at Asian Games

Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh faces provisional suspension for doping at Asian Games after testing positive for banned substance furosemide. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thai shuttler Pitchamon first doping case at Asian Games

NAGOYA: Thai women's badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh became the first known doping case at the Asian Games in Japan on Monday, testers said.