Probably all readers of ATP know about the ban from cricketon Shoab Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the two leading attack bowlers from Pakistan after failed drug tests during last month’s Championship Trophy. One would have thought this was an isolated incident, and that others sportsmen in Pakistan, especially those competing at national, and especially international sports, would learn a lesson. But I guess not.
Daily Times reported today that two of the leading boxers in the Pakistan delegation to the SAF games in Colombo, Sri Lanka (held in Aug 2006) tested positive for the use of Cannabis. Not only were they disqualified, but they also lost the gold medals that they had earned for Pakistan. According to the report:
Pakistan’s two leading boxers – Meherullah Lassi and Faisal Kareem – have been banned for six months after testing positive for cannabis, a Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) official told Daily Times here on Thursday. PSB Dr Waqar Ahmad said that both boxers tested positive during the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka in August this year. It is pertinent to mention that both pugilists won gold medals during the SAF Games
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