Justin Brownlee of Philippines reacts during the Men's Gold Medal Game of Basketball between Jordan and Philippines at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Hangzhou Asian Games basketball gold medalist Justin Brownlee of the Philippines and silver medalist Sami Bzai of Jordan failed doping tests during the tournament.
BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Asian Games men's basketball final contenders, Filipino player Justin Brownlee and Jordanian player Sami Bzai, failed doping tests during the tournament, the International Testing Agency (ITA) reported on Friday.
The Philippines defeated Jordan for the men's basketball title at the Asian Games which concluded last Sunday.
According to ITA, a sample collected from Brownlee has returned an adverse analytical finding for Carboxy-THC, while a sample of Sami Bzai from Jordan tested returned positive for dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone metabolite.
Sami Bzai of Jordan celebrates during the Men's semifinal of Basketball between Chinese Taipei and Jordan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Both samples were collected during an in-competition anti-doping control performed on October 7.
Both athletes have been informed of the cases, and they have the right to request the analysis of the B-samples, the ITA said.
The ITA was mandated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to independently handle areas of the anti-doping program at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
A total of 10 doping cases have been reported at the Hangzhou Asian Games by now. ■
