Iraqi Judoka Tests Positive for Steroids at Paris Olympics
Sajjad Sehen provisionally suspended after testing positive for metandienone and boldenone, marking the first doping case of the 2024 Games.
- Sehen's sample was taken on Tuesday, with results reported two days later.
- The 28-year-old athlete was set to compete in the 81kg division on July 30.
- The International Testing Agency oversees the anti-doping program for the Olympics.
- Sehen has the right to request a B sample analysis and challenge the suspension.
- This is Sehen's first Olympic appearance; he previously won bronze at the 2023 Arab Games.