South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan makes a formal deep bow to express his regret for his doping during a press conference in Incheon, west of Seoul, on May 2, 2016
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's national Olympic committee said Thursday its ban on disgraced swim star Park Tae-Hwan competing at the Rio Olympics would stand, rejecting the swimmer's emotional plea for reinstatement.
The multiple Olympic medallist completed an 18-month drug suspension in April after testing positive for an anabolic steroid in out-of-competition controls before the 2014 Asian Games.
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