{"id":27002,"date":"2026-09-21T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27002"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:22:51","slug":"teenage-badminton-player-pitchamon-opatniputh-becomes-first-athlete-suspended-after-positive-dope-test-at-asian-games-2026-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27002","title":{"rendered":"Teenage badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh becomes first athlete suspended after positive dope test at Asian Games 2026 | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134391671,imgsize-27708,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pitchamon-opatniputh.jpg\" alt=\"Teenage badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh becomes first athlete suspended after positive dope test at Asian Games 2026\" title=\"Thailand's Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Thailand's Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo)\">Thailand&#8217;s Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teenage Thai <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/badminton\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">badminton<\/a> player Pitchamon Opatniputh has become the first athlete to be provisionally suspended from the Asian Games 2026 after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The 19-year-old, ranked 18th in the world in women&#8217;s singles by the Badminton World Federation, returned a positive test for furosemide, a prohibited diuretic. The sample was collected during an out-of-competition test in Nagoya on September 17, two days before the formal opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Opatniputh was scheduled to represent Thailand in the team event against China on Tuesday, but her provisional suspension means she cannot compete in the Asian Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Provisional suspension takes immediate effect<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The ITA said Opatniputh had been informed of the case and suspended with immediate effect pending its resolution under the World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Council of Asia&#8217;s anti-doping rules.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cThis means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity, during the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026,\u201d the ITA said in a statement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Furosemide is a diuretic that increases the excretion of water from the body. It can be used to facilitate rapid weight loss and can also potentially mask the presence of other prohibited substances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Opatniputh, one of Thailand&#8217;s leading women&#8217;s badminton players, can challenge the provisional suspension. She has the right to request analysis of the B-sample and can also contest the suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The positive test comes early in the 16-day continental sporting event, which is being held across Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya until October 4.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The case remains subject to the anti-doping process, and the provisional suspension does not by itself establish a final anti-doping rule violation. Further proceedings will determine the outcome of the case.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/teenage-badminton-player-pitchamon-opatniputh-becomes-first-athlete-suspended-after-positive-dope-test-at-asian-games-2026\/articleshow\/134391615.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand&#8217;s Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo) Teenage Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh has become the first athlete to be provisionally suspended from the Asian Games 2026 after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Monday.The 19-year-old, ranked 18th in the world in women&#8217;s singles by the Badminton World Federation, returned 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