A WRESTLER from Turkmenistan became the first doping case at the Asian Games and has been disqualified, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said, days after it threatened to expel the worst-offending sports from future tournaments.
Rustem Nazarov tested positive for the banned substance furosemide, a masking agent, in a pre-tournament urine test last week, the OCA said.
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