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Posted: 2024-07-26T16:27:45Z | Updated: 2024-07-26T16:27:45Z

PARIS A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday.

Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday. He was due to compete next Tuesday.

Sehen is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, said the ITA, which oversees the games-time anti-doping program for the International Olympic Committee.

This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity during the Olympic Games, the agency said.

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Sehen was due to compete in the mens 81 kilogram class, starting Tuesday in the round of 32 against an opponent from Uzbekistan.