But his management were quick to blame an injection given to the
national pin-up by a local doctor. Park, one of South Korea's most
decorated athletes, received chiropractic treatment at a local hospital
prior to last year's Asian Games, when he was given an injection that
contained a banned substance, a news agency reported.
"At the time, the hospital offered to give Park an injection and he repeatedly asked if it contained any illegal substances," the management statement said.
"The doctor said there would be no problem. And yet it turned out the injection contained a banned substance.
"He hasn't even taken cold medicine so that he wouldn't fail doping tests. Park is more shocked by this result than anyone else."
The agency said they were planning to take legal action against the hospital. Cornel Marculescu, executive director of world swimming body FINA, declined to comment , saying only that FINA's anti-doping commission would meet in late February.
"At the time, the hospital offered to give Park an injection and he repeatedly asked if it contained any illegal substances," the management statement said.
"The doctor said there would be no problem. And yet it turned out the injection contained a banned substance.
"He hasn't even taken cold medicine so that he wouldn't fail doping tests. Park is more shocked by this result than anyone else."
The agency said they were planning to take legal action against the hospital. Cornel Marculescu, executive director of world swimming body FINA, declined to comment , saying only that FINA's anti-doping commission would meet in late February.
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