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Saudi Players Secure 10 Medals at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

Asian Games' mascots are seen on a shop's wall in Hangzhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Asian Games' mascots are seen on a shop's wall in Hangzhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
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Saudi Players Secure 10 Medals at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

Asian Games' mascots are seen on a shop's wall in Hangzhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Asian Games' mascots are seen on a shop's wall in Hangzhou, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

Omar Nada, an 18-year-old jiu-jitsu player from the Saudi National team, secured the bronze medal in the under-85 kg weight category, marking the conclusion of Saudi Arabia's participation in the 19th Asian Games. With this victory, Saudi Arabia's total medal count increased to 10, comprised of 4 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze medals. The Asian Games are set to conclude on Sunday.

Nada, who is the youngest athlete in the Saudi delegation at Hangzhou, has etched his name in history as the youngest Saudi player to secure a medal in the prestigious tournament. He clinched the bronze medal by defeating Abdulrahman Haj from Kyrgyzstan in the match for third and fourth place, based on a referee's decision.

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US Open Doubles Champion Max Purcell Suspended for Anti-doping Breach

FILE - Max Purcell returns a shot to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during a second round match of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
FILE - Max Purcell returns a shot to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during a second round match of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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US Open Doubles Champion Max Purcell Suspended for Anti-doping Breach

FILE - Max Purcell returns a shot to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during a second round match of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
FILE - Max Purcell returns a shot to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during a second round match of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Two-time Grand Slam winning doubles player Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement on Monday after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program “relating to the use of a Prohibited Method”.
Purcell posted a statement on Instagram saying he had “unknowingly received an IV infusion of vitamins above the allowable limit of 100 ml.”
Purcell said he had told the medical clinic that the infusion needed to be below 100 ml because he was a professional athlete, but that the medical records he received back showed that the IV had been above that level, The Associated Press said.
“This news was devastating to me because I pride myself on being an athlete who always makes sure that everything is WADA safe,” Purcell wrote. “I volunteered this information to the ITIA and have been as transparent as possible in trying to put this whole situation behind me.”
The ITIA said the suspension came into effect on 12 Dec., and time served under provisional suspension will be credited against any future sanction. The length of time of the voluntary suspension was not specified by the ITIA.
“During the provisional suspension, Purcell is prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association," the ITIA statement read.
Purcell, with compatriot Jordan Thompson, won the U.S. Open in September and won Wimbledon with another Australian, Matthew Ebden, in 2022. He is currently ranked No. 12 in doubles.
He also finished as a runner-up in the Australian Open doubles final twice, in 2020 and 2022.
Purcell, ranked No. 105 in singles, was not listed on the Australian Open entry lists released earlier this month and did not receive a wildcard or feature on the qualifying entries.
The ITIA did not say whether Purcell's absence from the draw of the tournament starting Jan. 12. was due to the sanction.
The latest doping violation in tennis comes just weeks after five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine.
Top-ranked men's player Jannik Sinner, winner of two Grand Slams this year, was exonerated by the ITIA after twice testing positive for a trace amount of an anabolic steroid in March with the World Anti-Doping Agency appealing the ruling.