Athletics: Doping suspects ‘on the run’

“Even if they test negative, we will haul them up for an inquiry and investigate why they acted in such a manner".

KUALA LUMPUR:
Six athletes on Malaysia’s national team faced with doping claims have failed to turn up for a random drugs test and three of them appear to have gone missing. The Malay Mail newspaper reported earlier this week citing anonymous sources that team coach gave five female runners from the 4x100 relay team and one male 100 meters sprinter ‘pink pills’ to help with ‘recovery and relaxation’. All six then failed to turn up for a drugs test on their scheduled day and while three have since reappeared and taken the test once again, two women and one man appear to be on the run without a trace. National Sports Institute Director-General Ramlan Aziz said that the attitude of the missing athletes was ‘suspicious’. “Even if they test negative, we will haul them up for an inquiry and investigate why they acted in such a manner by running away,” he said. He added that it was highly irresposible conduct on the athletes’ part.


Published in The Express Tribune, May 28th, 2011.
Load Next Story