Wushu: Four-month doping ban for Tai Cheau Xuen

Tai Cheau Xuen was stripped of the Asian Games gold medal she won in September after being tested positive for doping. The Wushu international governing body has banned her from competition for four months. - AFP pix

KUALA LUMPUR: Wushu’s international governing body has banned Tai Cheau Xuen from competition for four months over a positive doping test at the recent Asian Games, the Wushu Federation of Malaysia said on Thursday. 

Tai, who was stripped of the Asian Games gold medal she won in September, has been banned until March 20, 2015, after the banned stimulant sibutramine was found in her system following the competition in Incheon, South Korea, the federation said.