Badminton star Lee Chong Wei gets backdated ban for doping - Googly Mania

		
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
								
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
					
							
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
				
		
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

	
        

        
        

        
        

	
        

        
        
		














		

    

    
        
        
        

Badminton star Lee Chong Wei gets backdated ban for doping

Amsterdam, April 27 (IANS) Former world number one Lee Chong Wei has been banned for eight months by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for doping.

The 32-year-old Malaysian tested positive for the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone during the World Championships in August.

But Lee, who has been suspended since November last year, will be able to compete again May 1 after the ban was backdated.

The BWF said Lee was "negligent", but the degree of negligence was "rather light" as "he did not realise he had ingested a specified substance (Dexamethasone)".

"The panel is convinced this is not a case of doping with intent to cheat," the BWF said in a statement.

Lee was provisionally suspended in November last year and therefore barred temporarily from participating in any competition, till a decision was made.

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