PARIS: A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday.
Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday. He was due to compete next Tuesday.
Sehen is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, said the ITA, which oversees the games-time anti-doping program for the International Olympic Committee.
鈥淭his means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity during the Olympic Games,鈥� the agency said.
Sehen was due to compete in the men鈥檚 81 kilogram class, starting Tuesday in the round of 32 against an opponent from Uzbekistan.