BWF ‘provisionally suspends' Lee Chong Wei
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday 11 November, 2014
BWF ‘PROVISIONALLY SUSPENDS’ LEE CHONG WEI
Malaysian player, Lee Chong Wei, has been provisionally suspended by the Badminton World Federation due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation.
The
world-governing body has imposed this suspension due to an Adverse
Analytical Finding of a sample taken at the BWF World Championships in
August. The BWF has referred the matter to the BWF Doping Hearing Panel
and, in due course, the Chair of the Panel will set the time, date and
location of a hearing. The Panel will determine whether or not the
athlete has committed an anti-doping regulation violation.
In
accordance with Clause 14.4.1 of the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations, and
following the imposition of the provisional suspension, the BWF and the
member association – the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) – are
now able to publicly identify the player involved in this matter.
The
Provisional Suspension (Clause 7.6.2) means the athlete is barred
temporarily from participation in any competition prior to the BWF
Doping Hearing Panel’s decision.
There will be no further comment from the BWF regarding this matter until the BWF Doping Hearing Panel makes its determination.
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