Ali Asad Tests Positive For Banned Drugs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Wrestler Ali Asad, who claimed the bronze medal for the country in the 57kg category in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, was stripped of his medal after testing positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs. Ali defeated New Zealand's Suraj Singh in 55 seconds to win bronze in the men's freestyle 57kg wrestling event of the Commonwealth Games 2022 as Pakistan had won five medals -- two silvers and three bronze in the category.

The athlete had undergone a test for detection of banned performance-enhancing drugs before leaving Pakistan for the CWG, which returned positive, it emerged on Thursday. IANS

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