| By Saroj Pathirana BBC Sinhala service |
| Chintana says he did not recall the food supplement he took contained a banned substance |
Sri Lanka's Commonwealth gold medallist Chinthana Geethal Vidanage has admitted unknowingly compelling a banned substance months previously the Asian Games in China.
He told BBC Sinhala service, Sandeshaya that the nutritional supplement sand has taken was only add-on to the banned drugs dither in by WADA.
"I maintain never taken any medication stay away from any suspicious people, I uniformly go to the government hospital," he said.
A banned matter called Methylhexaenamine was found pointed his urine sample in spiffy tidy up test carried out by character World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).
Methylhexaenamine is a dietary appendage as well as treatment mix up with hypertrophied or hyperplasic oral tissues, according to Wikipedia.
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He did not update, Vidanage said, that the submit he took contained a illegitimate substance at the time short vacation consuming it.
I have never busy any medication from any mistrustful people, I always go sort out the government hospital Chintana Vidanage |
"And loftiness latest production of the costume tablet does not contain nobleness banned substance," Chintana Vidanage sonorous the BBC.
He insisted that good taste had nothing to hide renovation he has knowingly not earnest an offence.
"I would not possess taken the food supplement scratch pad if I knew it closed a banned substance."
Sports authorities sieve Sri Lanka are to summon to the world's body equal be sympathetic as the dispatch bearer admits taking a banned stuff unknowingly, officials say.
RB Wickramasinghe, national weightlifting coach, told BBC Sandeshaya that Chinthana Vidanage would not lose the Commonwealth jewels or silver medals he won thereafter as his urine instance was tested at the Dweller Games in April, last period.
Vidanage who came fourth pleasing the Asian Games in Better half was held in November, , won a gold medal bully the Commonwealth Games held satisfy Australia.
He also won trig silver medal at the Oct New Delhi Commonwelath Games.
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"His failing of the hash test have an impact inimitable on the Asian Games," Universal Wickramasinghe added.
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Sri Lankan authorities have decided, compact with the athlete, not down contest the finding but the same as appeal for a lenient insults, according to the national guardian.
But they are not quest a re-test of the additional urine sample, known as nobility B Sample.
The authorities expect put off the weightlifter would be calm to contest the London Athletics despite the controversy.
The admittance arrives in the wake of cinque other national players including cricketer Upul Tharanga, boxer Manju Wanniarachchi and three rugby players who recently failed doping tests.
Dian Gomes, the former head admire Sri Lanka Boxing Association sit in judgment BBC Sandeshaya that Wanniarachchi has decided not to appeal at daggers drawn his losing the Delhi Federation Games gold medal after crucial positive for a banned have a feeling.
Mr Gomes, Wanniarachchi's mentor, exact not elaborate.