A male judoka from Iraq Sajjad Sehen has become the first athlete to test positive at this summer’s Paris Olympics.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) revealed on Friday that Sehen tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics.
Sehen, a first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old, who was due to compete next Tuesday, is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, said the ITA, which oversees the anti-doping program for the International Olympic Committee during the Games.
“This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity during the Olympic Games,” the agency said.
Sehen was due to compete in the men’s 81-kilogram class, starting in the round of 32 against an opponent from Uzbekistan.
