Thai athletes absolved of doping charges<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games organizing committee will
\nofficially announce the reinstatement of two Thai athletes, who
\nwere previously accused of using banned substances during the
\nbiennial event.<\/p>\n
The committee's secretary-general, Rudolf S. Warouw, said
\nyesterday that both Nuanwan Kerdsumran, the women's 10-meter air
\nrifle gold medalist, and David Yimsumruay, the decathlon gold
\nmedalist, were innocent because they had handed over doctors'
\ncertificates when filling out the drug declaration forms.<\/p>\n
The declaration forms stated that both of the athletes were
\nsuffering from asthma and were allowed to use salbutamol to
\nrelieve their symptoms.<\/p>\n
International Olympic Committee rules say salbutamol is
\npermitted by inhaler only and must be declared in writing prior
\nto competitions to relevant medical authorities.<\/p>\n
\"When we place their names on the list of athletes, who tested
\npositive for using banned substances, we were confused because
\nthe Thai doctors said they had handed over the certificates but
\nthe doping committee said it didn't have them,\" Warouw said.<\/p>\n
\"After knowing that the doctors' certificates were enclosed
\nwhen they filled out the declaration forms, it means they're not
\nin trouble any more. We shouldn't name them as drug users,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The organizers also announced that Indonesian male cyclist
\nTonton Susanto and Myanmarese bodybuilder Khin Naung Hwe had
\nallegedly tested positive for banned substances.<\/p>\n
Doping control and gender verification committee deputy Dr.
\nDangsina Moeloek said last week that she had all the drug
\ndeclaration forms and doctors' certificates.<\/p>\n
But SEA Games Federation medical committee secretary Dr.
\nCarmen Jahya said she never received copies of the forms or
\ncertificates.<\/p>\n
Warouw said \"it was a matter of miscommunication between the
\ndoping control committee, which is under the competition deputy,
\nand the medical committee.\"<\/p>\n
\"Dr. Varin Tansuphasiri, the medical committee chairman, had
\ntold Carmen that he received the certificates, but returned them
\nback to Dangsina. Apparently Carmen said she did not receive any
\ncertificates. Maybe Dangsina handed them over directly to Varin
\nwithout Carmen's knowledge,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"I'm still waiting for Carmen's official letter on the Thai
\ndoctors' certificates. But she said she would wait for the 10
\nmedical committee members' recommendations.\"<\/p>\n
Warouw said competition chairman Muhammad Hindarto would call
\nDangsina and Carmen to clear up the problem.<\/p>\n
\"I didn't see any conflict of interest between them. Maybe
\nthey were a little bit sloppy, but I believe they didn't do it on
\npurpose,\" he said.<\/p>\n
A member of the National Sports Council's task force for the
\n13th Asian Games, Mohammad Sarengat, said only one sport
\norganization had submitted its proposal for the quadrennial
\nevent.<\/p>\n
The deadline for sports organizations to submit their
\nproposals is Nov. 20.<\/p>\n
The task force will discuss the proposals and give its
\nrecommendation to the council chairman about which sports
\nIndonesia will compete in at the Asiad. (yan)<\/p>",
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