Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi tested positive for a banned substance during the Mini Olympics last month.
2009/09/06
Arnaz M. Khairul
JUST when everything seemed to be heading in the right direction, Malaysian cycling has been rocked out of dreamland by a positive doping case.
It is only the second time in the history of Malaysian cycling but it couldn't have come at a worse moment.
Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi, who has just joined the elite training camp in Melbourne, is said to have been called home by the National Sports Council (NSC) on Thursday after the A sample of his urine taken during the Mini Olympics last month tested positive for a banned substance.
The 24-year-old is a former Asian Championships bronze medallist and Sea Games gold medallist. He competed in the Under-23 World Championships twice and also the national road champion in 2008.
Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi tested positive for a banned substance during the Mini Olympics last month.
Fauzan competed in the team pursuit at the Asian Championships in Tenggarong, Indonesia last month.
He has just been roped into the elite track endurance programme based in Melbourne, after two years serving the road programme.
Fauzan allegedly tested positive for anabolic steroids, an outdated form of doping as far as top level cycling is concerned.
The cyclist has chosen not to contest the results of the A sample and will be facing a two year ban from the sport.
National Sports Institute (NSI) director general Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz confirmed the positive test, stating that the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia (ADAMAS) will be making an official announcement tomorrow.
"In this case, the athlete concerned had been asked if he wished to contest the result of the doping control. He would not be contesting the results, so this can now go straight to the national body in charge for further action," said Dr Ramlan. "The exact substance will also be revealed by ADAMAS."
The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) had also been notified on Thursday of the positive test.
Officials, when contacted, stated they were aware of the situation but declined comment. MNCF president Abu Samah Wahab is in Mecca, performing the Umrah.
This would be only the second positive dope test in the history of Malaysian cycling, despite it being rampant in Europe and at the top level of cycling.
Former national cyclist Razif Salleh tested positive for steroids in 2006 and completed a two-year ban last year. That was the first ever positive doping case involving a Malaysian cyclist, but it was due to Razif's own ignorance at the time.
Razif, now 25, revealed that he had consumed some tablets taken by bodybuilders to improve his physique in order to raise his appeal to earn some extra income by modeling. That plan had backfired miserably on the once promising keirin rider.
5 comments:
whyn not appeal ???
still bayau is one the best. see you in 2 years.
p.s Saat begini kita jangan memikir untuk menghukum...tapi cuba memikir untuk membimbing. :)
tapi biasalah orang atas disini..hebohkan dahulu elaun tarik,basikal kasik amik,buang dari program,gantung segala boleh gantung kalo boleh kerja pun nak di suruh gantung. Bukan kah lebih elok berinya pilihan yang ada? apa yang boleh di rancang selama pergantungan 2 tahun...
Zamani Hussin
Teh Tarik Krew
amat bersetuju dengan pandangan saudara zamani hussin. janganlah kita berfikir seperti manusia kelas bawahan yang bodoh membuat keputusan ketika seseorng itu berada di bawah. sedangkan ketika di atas. seseorng itu mereka puja-puja, sembah, puji semua...
JANGAN JADI BODOH....
I took it. It was just stupid of me.
"I would like to apologise to everyone for this mistake. I have never intended to cheat throughout my cycling career by using banned substances," said Fauzan.
"I know this could have been avoided had I not been so ignorant. But it is too late now. I have to accept the punishment. I will serve the ban and will return to cycling when I have completed it."
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/38fauzos/Article/index_html
sememangnya budaya kita, ramai yang suka bertepuk bila seseorang terjatuh tetapi jarang sekali menunjukkan simpati malah akan mengkritik/kutuk sepuas-puas hati sedangkan setiap drp kita wajar diberi peluang kali kedua.
"Rugikah kalau diberi amaran keras sahaja kerana kesalahan pertama?"
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