New rule could bar Korea’s Park from Rio Games
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THE 18-month suspension handed to South Korea’s four-time Olympic medalist Park Tae-hwan for failing a dope test could see him miss the 2016 Olympic Games, even though the ban ends before the Rio event.
A Korean Olympic Committee official confirmed yesterday that Park, a national icon in South Korea, could fall foul of a new rule barring any athlete suspended for doping from competing with the national team for a period of three years.
“Should the rule be applied as it is, Park would be unable to take part in next year’s Olympic Games,” said the official, who declined to be identified.
The rule, instituted by the KOC last July, states that the three-year ban on representing South Korea in competition begins on the date the doping suspension expires.
Park’s 18-month ban was handed down by world swimming body FINA on Monday.
In a statement released by his agency, Park expressed a “sincere” apology for causing public concern and promised to give a full explanation later.
The 25-year-old tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at an out-of-competition control before the Asian Games on September 3 last year.
The ban for his first doping violation will run until March 2, 2016, which rules him out of this year’s world championships in Kazan, Russia, but should have allowed him to compete in Rio.
Park has 21 days to appeal against the suspension with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, although FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu said he did not expect a challenge.
All Park’s results after September 3, 2014, have also been cancelled which means handing back the three bronze medals he won at last year’s Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
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