5 Vietnamese track and field athletes banned from competing and stripped of SEA Games 31 medals

The Vietnam Doping and Sports Medicine Center has just announced the penalties for Vietnamese track and field athletes who were caught doping at the 31st SEA Games. These athletes have had their competition records erased and their medals won at the recent Games stripped. In addition, the athletes are also banned from competing for a period of time.

The Vietnamese sports delegation had 5 athletes tested positive for doping at the Games a year ago: Hoang Thi Ngoc (4x400m relay gold medal), Khuat Phuong Anh (800m gold medal, 1,500m silver medal), Le Ngoc Phuc (400m silver medal, 4x400m relay silver medal), Quach Thi Lan (400m hurdles gold medal, 4x400m relay gold medal, 400m bronze medal), Vu Thi Ngoc Ha (long jump gold medal, triple jump silver medal).

Quach Thi Lan was banned from competing for 18 months.

Quach Thi Lan is banned from competing for 18 months (from May 17, 2022 to November 17, 2023); Khuat Phuong Anh is banned from competing for 18 months (from May 16, 2022 to November 16, 2023); Vu Thi Ngoc Ha is banned from competing for 16 months (from May 16, 2022 to September 16, 2023); Hoang Thi Ngoc is banned from competing for 18 months (from May 18, 2022 to November 18, 2023); Le Ngoc Phuc is banned from competing for 16 months (from May 15, 2022 to September 15, 2023).

The Vietnamese Sports Delegation lost two gold medals in the women's 4x400m relay and the women's 800m relay. In the women's long jump and 400m hurdles, the gold medals were awarded to the second-placed athletes, also representatives of the Vietnamese delegation (Bui Thi Thu Thao in the long jump and Nguyen Thi Huyen in the 400m hurdles).

Explaining the reason for testing positive for banned substances, athlete Quach Thi Lan said: " During training (preparing for SEA Games 31 - PV), I did not use any drugs. During the competition, I only took one packet of drugs to stay awake. Before using it, I consulted my doctor about the ingredients and was allowed to use it.

However, this is a new drug on the market so we have not yet fully anticipated everything. We all use the same drug so we are all doping ."

Mai Phuong

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