Agreed. Not to mention that there have almost been no instances of badminton players being caught doping. Some are saying that it is maybe something to do with stem cell therapy or whatever...hard to say without knowing what the specific drug/compound that triggered it was.
can every body calm down? be it LCW or other players, should we watch the matter with the same fair and subjective attitude and wait for the final final official confirmation to make any comments? Jesus, cannot imagine if it is LD being the centre of this very rumor....
World No.1 shuttler Lee 'fails drug test' News > Asia World No.1 shuttler Lee 'fails drug test' Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 02.57 | Viewed: 4,806 | Comments: 0 Online news: Asia Writer: AFP KUALA LUMPUR - Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei recently failed a drug test, Malaysian media reported late Tuesday, in a claim that sent shockwaves around the nation. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei hits a return against China's Lin Dan in their men's singles badminton semi-final match at Gyeyang gymnasium during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 28, 2014 Malaysia's Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said earlier in the day that an athlete from the country had tested positive for a banned substance. He declined to name the person because further tests were ongoing. But The Star newspaper reported on its website that it was Lee and that he had failed a random test at the World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen in late August. The Badminton World Federation declined to comment, saying its anti-doping regulations required confidentiality, while the Badminton Association of Malaysia and other sports officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Lee, 31, is a national icon in the Southeast Asian nation and has consistently topped the badminton rankings, despite having failed to win a world or Olympic title. Malaysians took to social media to express their disbelief, and support for Lee. "There must be a reason. We have to lend him all our support Malaysian!" one user wrote on Twitter. Khairy said in a statement that the country's anti-doping agency was informed in a letter from the international sports federation on October 1 of the failed doping test in an international tournament. He added that the athlete had submitted another sample for further tests, the results of which were still pending. He gave no indication of when the final results would be known. Khairy said he had asked top sports officials to undertake "a thorough investigation" of all the medical treatment that Lee had received. If the results come back positive, it would mark Malaysia's second doping scandal in recent months. Earlier this month, the head of the Wushu Federation of Malaysia resigned to take responsibility after Asian Games champion Tai Cheau Xuen tested positive for doping and was stripped of her gold medal. In Copenhagen, Lee lost to China's Chen Long in the final. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As much we are all surprised, there is no better time for us to gather all our moral support to Dato' regardless of what is the current situation is as i am fully confident and believe that he is not that stupid to willingly take any banned substance to enhance his performance as any human being in this world who knows and love badminton recognised that he is one of the best player and physically, his nemesis need to be in his best as well to beat him. He is by himself actually is walking performance enhancer in a humanoid form that can at any point of time while playing generate continuous amount of speed and strength. He is one of the most fittest player (in fact maybe the fittest) and i don't see any reason for him to endure huge trouble just to enhance something that he is already best in what he is doing. Sample B is still in the process of investigation :- "Khairy said in a statement that the country's anti-doping agency was informed in a letter from the international sports federation on October 1 of the failed doping test in an international tournament. He added that the athlete had submitted another sample for further tests, the results of which were still pending. He gave no indication of when the final results would be known." IF sample B is also positive, i still believe that as Malaysia Sports Minister, Khairy said, there should be an investigation on the substance used in all of his treatment :- "Khairy said he had asked top sports officials to undertake "a thorough investigation" of all the medical treatment that Lee had received". Even at this point if the B sample were to be positive, i still fully confident that if there is any form of consumption, Dato' does not aware about it and i would blame his physician or nutritionist or physiotherapist or whoever is managing him medically that they should primarily knew very well what substance that should and should not be consume by him. No doubt Dato' as well should take an effort to educationally knows what are the things that is prescribe or given to him but if he is also going to painstakingly go through everything then Dato might as well create another career as a nutritionist as well as a doctor that has his own clinic while still playing badminton for Malaysia and let MSN with their resources warm the seat and earn easy salary at the end of the month. Aggressively, if B sample were to be positive, a large scale of investigation should be done and should be lead by the guidance of the Sport Ministry himself since as much as we think that to use banned substance is an ethical way to achieve success, having Dato, one of the greatest National sport icon that has brought huge world recognition to the Malaysia sport industry, having his image tarnished for something that i beleive Dato is a victim in this scenario is a much more bigger lost to Malaysia. Such result can only lead to one conclusion that there is a flaw in the the compliance of protocol or guidelines within the organization/bodies within the national sports level that is managing Dato' well being and if such important icon as Dato' can go through such scenario, if not rectify then this is just a beginning IMHO. SS
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According to China Southern Daily, LCW's B sample is also positive. http://epaper.southcn.com/nfdaily/html/2014-10/22/content_7361509.htm Article with brief translation next post.
南方日报讯 （记者/梁燕）10月21日是马来西亚羽毛球名将李宗伟的32岁生日，然而这将是他最心酸的一个生日。就在同一天，马来西亚羽总宣布，李宗伟在今年8月的丹麦羽毛球世锦赛上药检呈阳性，根据惯例，李宗伟将被处以最长两年的禁赛处罚，这意味着他会错过2016年的里约奥运，这位32岁的羽坛名将很可能带着常年排名世界第一但却从未获得过世界冠军和奥运冠军的遗憾退役。他与林丹的“林李大战”恐成绝唱。 马方相信李误服禁药 “选择”在李宗伟生日当天公布药检结果，让不少球迷“质疑”马来西亚媒体过于“残忍”。其实据记者了解，早在今年8月的丹麦世锦赛的随机药检中，李宗伟的A瓶就已呈阳性，而且消息很快被告知给马来西亚羽毛球总会。根据规定，在A瓶药检呈阳性后，须再检验B瓶的结果验证，只有A、B瓶的结果一致，才能做出结论。李宗伟B瓶药检呈阳性的结果是当地时间10月21日上午于挪威一个实验室内确定的，马来西亚羽毛球总会在得知确切结果后便宣布这一消息，至于李宗伟最终如何判罚及禁赛的时长等问题，还有待国际羽联的公布。由于马来西亚羽毛球总会相信李宗伟误服违禁药物的可能性较大，他们都在为争取李宗伟参加里约奥运在努力，所以针对此事的新闻发布会也临时取消。 Essentially is saying that LCW's B sample was tested in a Norwegian laboratory and was also tested positive on 21 October. BAM believes that LCW accidentally ingested. 此外，李宗伟在今年仁川亚运会后就连续退出了丹麦公开赛等一系列赛事，相信他当时已经得知自己药检可能不过关的消息。 是否“清白”仍待调查 虽然目前还未得知让李宗伟“中招”的违禁药物是哪一种，但根据马来西亚媒体消息，李宗伟在今年8月参加世锦赛前曾养伤一段时间，参加世锦赛是带伤上阵，他很有可能是在养伤时误服止痛药导致药检不过关。 其实乒羽项目更注重技巧性，一般来说使用违禁药物对竞技成绩帮助不大，这也是为什么在李宗伟药检不过关后，包括中国羽毛球队总教练李永波等人都认为误服的机会很大。在最近几年的球毛球项目中，仅有中国女队前选手周蜜因药检不过关而被禁赛两年，但周蜜当时一直试图上诉以证清白。另外一个例子是乒乓球项目中，德国选手奥恰洛夫在2010年因服用“瘦肉精”而被禁赛两年。但幸运的是，一同参加药检的四名队友的尿样同样含有微量瘦肉精成分，药检单位通过对奥恰洛夫的头发进行检查，并没有发现“瘦肉精”成分，说明奥恰洛夫没有大剂量或长期服用“瘦肉精”，最终得以证明“清白”。 Then talks about some related issues, for example that Li Yongbo and most others do not believe that steroids help performance at all, the lack of players caught 'doping' (Zhou Mi being the only one), and the example of the German table tennis player Dmitrij Ovtcharov, who tested positive for clenobuterol but provided hair samples, which along with the evidence that his teammates' urine samples also contained small quantities thereof to overturn his initial conviction. 至于李宗伟能否证明自己“清白”，还要看具体的调查结果。但从国际羽联乃至国际奥委会近年来多次强调“运动员有义务保证自己不误服药物”，相信李宗伟免遭禁赛很难。如果李宗伟就此选择退役，对于一名32岁的老将来说无可厚非，但羽坛从此恐再无“林李大战”这样惊心动魄的对话了。且李宗伟两届奥运会男单决赛败给林丹的遗憾，也将无法弥补。 Lastly notes that it will be very hard for LCW to avoid a ban for some length of time, and that he may possibly retire from this :crying::crying::crying:
Lee Chong Wei was accused by using doping in the world battle, how is he now ? will he be disqualified for his career ?
What a pleasant surprise to hear from long-time-no-see Mr X Ball! As a previously ardent supporter of LCW, what is your take?
I read in the newspaper that maybe he will be banned for his whole life ? hmmm so much rumor, maybe we will wait for the second test and hope he will be OK.
Well for a player in LCW's position, a 2yr ban is effectively lifetime especially as he would miss 2016 OG
I believe the tests cannot lie. Will LCW admit? Most definitely not...the usual denial story will come about when one is caught. And so the LCW chapter will end abruptly. Suggest all LCW fans move on.
