Baku / 18.05.17 / / Turan: Winner of the Olympic Games in London and prize-winner of the Games in Rio, Azerbaijani wrestler Torul Askerov could not take part in Islamic Games in Baku. According to the press secretary of the Fighting Federation Mais Mustafayev, in tests conducted in April this year, it was found that a 25-year-old athlete used drug hygenamine.
Since 2017, the World Anti-Doping Agency the use of this drug used has been banned. Therefore, until April 2018, Askerov has been disqualified from all international competitions. -06D--
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