KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed Thursday that current world No. 5 women's singles player Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand was found to be in violation of its Anti-Doping Regulations.
But no ban is imposed on Intanon as she managed to show the violation was due to to the ingestion of contaminated meat, said the BWF.
According to the BWF, Intanon's urine sample taken in April was tested positive of clenbuterol, which is listed on the Prohibited List of World Anti-Doping Agency. In the investigation process, Intanon suggested she was a victim of "meat contamination."
In its ruling, BWF's Ethics Hearing Panel determined Intanon committed an anti-doping rule violation but accepted her explanation.
"The Ethics Hearing Panel determined Ms. Ratchanok Intanon committed an anti-doping rule violation, but as the athlete was able to demonstrate that her adverse analytical finding (AAF) was related to the ingestion of meat contaminated with clenbuterol, she was found to bear no fault or negligence for the violation, and thus no period of ineligibility has been imposed on her," the BWF said.
