BIRMINGHAM: The Commonwealth Games anti-doping committee has collected blood samples from a few Pakistani athletes for testing. The results of the tests are anticipated in 20 days.
Athletes from Pakistan
A spokesman for the Pakistani delegation confirmed that samples were taken on Monday from the weightlifters Haider Ali, Nooh Dastgir Butt, Hanzala Dastgir, and hockey players Abdul Manan and Ghazanfar Ali as well as the para-athlete Anila Izzat Baig and the swimmers Haseeb Tariq, Bisma Khan, and Jehanara Nabi.
The test results will be available in 15 to 20 days, according to Dr. Asad Abbas, the chief medical officer of the national contingent.
According to earlier reports, samples were obtained from two hockey players, swimmer Haseeb, and Anila as soon as they arrived in Birmingham.
It is significant to note that Pakistan has sent 103 participants, including para-athletes, to Birmingham to compete in 13 different sports.
However, none of the Pakistani athletes have been able to medal in the competition up to this point.
Famous Pakistani weightlifter Talha Talib was disqualified from competing in the Commonwealth Games earlier in April after his doping test result was positive.
However, in a letter to the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation, Talha Talib referred to this as a “unintentional mistake” (PWF).
All Pakistani weightlifters were subjected to unexpected drug tests in Gujranwala and Lahore by the International Testing Agency and International Weightlifting Federation.
It should be noted that Talha, who won bronze at the World Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent last year, gave Pakistan its first-ever medal in the sport.
He narrowly missed representing Pakistan with an Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Talha had said, “I have always kept my focus on training and making my country proud through legal means.
