Asian Games 2014: 5 Major Controversies

BANGALORE: The Asian Games is a pan-continental multi sports event held every four years for athletes of the Asian Countries. This event was started for the first time in 1951 and was held in Delhi, India. The game has evolved over the years and the competitions are getting tougher each year. India has been doing fairly well as sports is slowly starting to get main stream attention.

The last Asian Games held in 2010, India did well to secure some good number of medals in key sports, but are looking to better that performance this year when they travel to South Korea. This widely acclaimed sport event comes with its own number of controversies and problems. So here are some of the controversies that have shaken the dignity of the game. Credit?

Body builder in Trouble: During the Asian Games Meet in Doha back in 2006, body building event had featured for the second time in the history of the event.

As usual as per the rules of the competition the builders are made to go through certain tests for drugs. Well the Iraq participant, Saad Faeaz, did not take the test and was still allowed to compete.

However he became the first person in the history of the Asian Games to be sent off for drug intake without going through a laboratory test. He was found to have 134 ampules of nandrolone and an anabolic steroid. Though having so many drugs in his possession, he was allowed to compete before being sent off. This incident brought humiliation to the judging body and Malaysia vehemently criticized the standings of the winners.

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