Lankan athletes to be screened

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Sri Lankan sports authorities will screen all sportsmen and women who take part in future international level games for banned drugs.

New Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has decided to subject all participants at a cost of Rs. 22,000 (US $ 200) of per person which will be borne by the Ministry.

Earlier Manju Wanniarachchi, won the Gold Medal for Sri Lanka at the recently-concluded New Delhi Commonwealth Games after a lapse of 72 years in boxing's 56kg bantam-weight category beating Sean McGoldrick of Wales.

Organizers of CWG said that traces of a a banned substance- Nandrolene was found in the second sample taken from the boxing champion.

Test reports and inquiry records have been already forwarded to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Meanwhile Indian media engaged in scathing attacks on the organizers of New Delhi Commonwealth Games over conducting such tests. (Asian Tribune)

Comments - 13

tissa Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:53 AM

Very good move. Keep it up in all other areas too to ensure transparency of all players

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Mushi Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:56 AM

Mmm... this is also at the cost of tax payers' money...What more should tax payers bear?Burden over burden on poor people!!

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KD Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:09 AM

What a stupid comment. Are you from Mars?

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The Undertaker Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:12 AM

WITH THIS IMPELEMENTATION- LET ALL FUTURE CRITICS
WILL REST IN PEACE

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lankaputha Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:15 AM

if found guilty, charge all the cost for the entire team who goes for those events from the players.

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Mushi Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:40 AM

KD doesn't feel the burden as he is from the moon with angels. Mr. KD there is an island called SL on this planet.

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Fayad Tuesday, 21 December 2010 10:40 AM

Better to invest Rs. 22000/- per person, than getting disgrace in the international arena.

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ABARAN Tuesday, 21 December 2010 11:49 AM

WHAT IS Rs22,000 WHEN the politicians get new cars on the taxpayers payroll at least with this new program there is some work being done for the country

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Jayasiri Tuesday, 21 December 2010 12:11 PM

What about someone eating lot of fattty food and get either cancer or heart attack? He should pay for it too.

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adahan Tuesday, 21 December 2010 12:18 PM

Our Ministers get all that enlightenment in a belated manner.
So solutions also follow in a turtle speed.

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Lakmikanth Tuesday, 21 December 2010 02:04 PM

Though our players do not have shame, we as ordinary citizen of the country we shame about our motherland.Whatever the cost pl.go ahead and also punish the culprits .

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southpaw Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:48 PM

when it comes to rewarding themselves. The Sri Lankan politicians are world class in this method .....

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Kolitha Wednesday, 22 December 2010 09:27 AM

Yeah.. Agree.Good move.

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