The Macao table tennis team has won part of the appeal as the
jury meeting of the Asian Games table tennis competitions decided
Saturday to allow them to replace the banned player in both men's
doubles and mixed doubles events.
The jury decided to reject Macao's request of replacing in the
men's singles event Leong Kin Wa, who had been disqualified
Thursday from the tournament for using illegal glue, but accepted
Cheong Chi Yung in the men's doubles and Iam Tong Hou in the mixed
doubles to replace Leong for the competitions, said a statement
released by the Competition Management Committee.
The suspension decision towards Leong was made Thursday after
the amateur player, who had been registered to play all men's
events - the men's team, singles, doubles and the mixed doubles --
was tested to have used illegal glue in both Macao's first round
team defeats to Group C rivals Vietnam and Hong Kong of China on
Wednesday.
According to regulations by the world table tennis governing
body ITTF, Leong was striped of his results in former matches and
handed the suspension.
The Macao team has accepted the sanction, but then appealed to
the discipline committee of table tennis to allow them to send
replacements.
Macao, which finished 82nd in the world championships, has been
ousted from the men's and team events.
(Xinhua News Agency December 3, 2006)