Tearful Park sorry for failed dope test
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DISGRACED South Korean swim star Park Tae-hwan made an emotional public apology over his failed doping test yesterday, fighting back tears and begging to be forgiven. “I sincerely apologize ... It’s all my fault,” Park said in his first press conference since being slapped with an 18-month suspension by world swimming body FINA.
“I bow with shame and beg for forgiveness,” he said.
A doctor has been charged for giving Park an injection without disclosing it contained the banned steroid testosterone. “Initially I thought I would be pardoned because I did not do it intentionally, but as the hearings got underway, I came to regret that I failed to check what I was receiving when I visited the hospital and received treatment,” Park said.
“Regardless of whether there was any intention or not, apologize for causing such a controversy,” he added.
Park, who has six Asian Games titles to his name, won 400m freestyle gold and 200m freestyle silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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