Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced the first doping case at the Asian Games 2018 involving wrestler from Turkmenistan Rustem Nazarov.

The athlete was found to have committed a doping violation after failing a urine test for a banned substance ahead of the competition on Aug 17, the council noted in a press statement released on Friday.

Nazarov has been disqualified from the Asian Games 2018, and his results during the competition held on Aug 19 have been annulled.

He had competed in the men`s 57-kg freestyle event and was eliminated in the knockout stage.

In the urine sample, the OCA Medical Commission found furosemide, which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency list for banned substances.

The Turkmenistan Olympic Committee and Nazarov have received an official notification from the OCA Medical Commission.

Reporting by Teguh Handoko
Editing by Suharto

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