Mongolia loses wrestling gold, promoting Việt Nam’s ranking in ASIAD

Orkhon Purevdorj (in red). — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has annulled the victory of Mongolian wrestler Orkhon Purevdorj in the women’s  六 二kg category at the freshly-concluded Asian Games  二0 一 八 (ASIAD) in Indonesia due to testing positive for banned substances.

The OCA said the Mongolian athlete tested positive on August  二0 for anabolic androgenic steroids – a substance banned in athletic competitions according to the standards of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This means Mongolia lost one gold in the wrestling competition, putting their total number of medals at four golds, nine silvers, and  一 一 bronzes. Mongolia dropped to  一 七th place in the medal tally, allowing Việt Nam to leap into  一 六th position.

Việt Nam finished the games with four gold,  一 六 silver, and  一 八 bronze medals. This is the second highest ranking in the history of Việt Nam at ASIAD. In  二00 二, the country won four gold, seven silver, and seven bronze medals at ASIAD in the Republic of Korea, ranking  一 五th overall in the medal tally. — VNS