| China swimmer tests positive |
| DATA： 2008-06-30 |
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| China’s Ouyang Kunpeng swims towards the edge of the pool after the men’s 50-meter backstroke swimming heats at the 15th Asian Games in Doha in this Dec. 7, 2006 file photo. SD-Agencies |
Ouyang tested positive for a doping substance May 1. It gave no details of the substance. The CSA said Ouyang’s coach Feng Shangbao was also given a life ban.
Ouyang was not considered a contender for gold at the Olympics. China is expected to produce few winners in the pool and has won only one gold medal in swimming in the past two Olympics. The top candidate is probably Wu Peng in the 200-meter butterfly.
Ouyang won three silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games.
“The Chinese Swimming Association has made great efforts on anti-doping, however this positive test still happened,” the statement said. “It’s a big lesson, and we need to stay alert on anti-doping and pay constant attention.”
“The Chinese Swimming Association strongly opposes doping and is cracking down on doping to guarantee a fair-play environment, to protect athletes’ health and guarantee athletes are clean when competing in Olympics.”
The China Anti-Doping Agency recently opened a new laboratory that will conduct 4,500 doping tests for the Olympics. This is up 25 percent from Athens.(SD-Agencies)