Ex-world No. 1 Zhou banned for 2 years for doping, she blames Chinese medicine

HONG KONG - Former world No. 1 female player Zhou Mi has been banned for two years by the Badminton World Federation after testing positive for clenbuterol.

A urine sample taken from the Hong Kong player in late June tested positive for the drug, the governing body said in a statement on Saturday.

Zhou said she took the drug — used by asthma sufferers or as a weight-loss aid — unknowingly, as it was contained in a Chinese medicine to treat a fever.

Zhou's ban rules her out qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics, but was expected to appeal.

Badminton World Federation chief operating officer Thomas Lund said in a statement it was the body's first drug ban in recent years.

"The case sends a strong message to elite athletes in the sport, who need to be aware of prohibited substances and the consequences of taking these — either deliberately or inadvertently," Lund said.

The Hong Kong Badminton Association said Zhou took the Chinese medication for a fever while training in Singapore in June.

"She was not aware of the prohibited substance possibly in the medication," the statement said.

Zhou, currently ranked world No. 13, plans to appeal, Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News reported Sunday.

"I passed all my drug tests in past 20-plus years. I have never thought about using improper methods to improve my results," the newspaper quoted Zhou as saying at a news conference on Saturday.

The 31-year-old from the southern Chinese city Nanning won bronze for China at the Athens Games in 2004 but moved to Hong Kong in late 2006. This former British colony is a semiautonomous Chinese territory that fields separate teams at international events.

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Chong Wei and Lin Dan want IBF to fine-tune draw process

Malaysia
Saturday 


IT is not fun coming up against one’s own team-mate in the early rounds of the World Champion ships.

And that is why Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei and China’s Lin Dan are hoping that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will look into fine-tuning the draw procedure for major events like the world meet.

In Paris, Chong Wei defeated Mohd Hafiz Hashim in the second round while Lin Dan sent compatriot Bao Chunlai packing in the third round.

Chong Wei hoped that the draw process could be reviewed.

“It is different if we meet each other from the quarter-final stage onwards. It is not nice for the fans when two Malaysians square off against each other so early,” said Chong Wei.

Lin Dan said that he understood the complexity of a draw process – especially when it involves 64 players.

”BWF want the best for the fans but, I think, it will be better if top players from the same country avoid meeting each other in the early rounds,” said Lin Dan.

“It is unfortunate that Bao had to lose early. He lost out on an opportunity to earn valuable ranking points. He would have gone far if he was not in the same quarter with me. Maybe, there is another way to do this. I hope the BWF will look into it.”

Back Injury OF Lee Chong Wei Skips China Masters 2010 ..

Malaysia

September 6th 2010

Lee Chong Wei is skipping the China Masters in Changzhou from Sept 14-19, leaving Malaysia without a representative in the men’s singles competition this year.

Singles coach Misbun Sidek made the decision after discussing with Chong Wei and felt it would be advisable for his charge not to risk aggravating his back injury.

The world No. 1 complained of back pain after his third-round match against India’s Rajiv Ouseph at the world championships in Paris last Wednesday.

The strain proved to be too much for Chong Wei and he went on to suffer an unexpected defeat by former world and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the quarter-finals the following day.

It’s good to be home: Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat pushing their trolleys out of the arrival hall at the KLIA on their return from Paris yesterday. — SAMUEL ONG / The Star

  

“I want Chong Wei to have more time to recover fully as there are more important tournaments coming up (referring to the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in October and November respectively),” said Misbun, who returned home from Paris with the rest of the Malaysian team early yesterday morning.

“Chong Wei will have to seek treatment first with the medical expert. We will only know then how serious is his condition and whether he can resume full training. We consulted the doctor over there (Paris) and he said that Chong Wei has a back spasm injury.

“The China Masters is two weeks away. We have submitted his entry but I feel it is better for him not to compete.”

Chong Wei was to be the top seeded for the China Masters, which has attracted a star-studded cast. Newly-crowned world champion Chen Jin and Olympic champion Lin Dan will carry China’s hopes. Dane Peter Gade-Christensen, a semi-finalist in the world championships, is the only top ranked singles player not taking part.

Chong Wei was beaten by Lin Dan in the semi-finals of the China Masters last year.

World Championship silver medallists Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong will also skip the China Masters. They were also the top seeds.

Doubles chief coach Rexy Mainaky said that he wanted the world No. 1 men’s pair to recover and get back their match fitness.

“We also want them to work on strengthening certain areas of their game and not to exert them,” he said.

“They have to get ready for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. Kien Keat-Boon Heong will not be going to China but they will compete in the Japan Open the following week.”

Kien Keat-Boon Heong have been given a one-week break from training and will be back on court next Monday.

With Danish top pair Lars Paaske-Jonas Ras mus sen and Indonesian Olympic champions Markis Ki do-Hendra Setiawan not entered for the China Masters, the men’s doubles title is expected to be a fight between South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung and China’s Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, who won the world championship title for a third time last Sunday.