Macau wins part of appeal in table tennis
3/12/2006 12:12
The Macau table tennis team has won part of the appeal as the jury meeting
of the Asian Games table tennis competitions decided yesterday to allow them to
replace the banned player in both men's doubles and mixed doubles events.
The
jury decided to reject Macau'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 Macau'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 Macau team has accepted the sanction, but then appealed to
the discipline committee of table tennis to allow them to send
replacements.
Macau, which finished 82nd in the world championships, has been
ousted from the men's and team events.
Xinhua
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