Manju Wanniarachchi
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Manju Dinesh Kumara Wanniarachchi (born 2 December 1979, Kandy
, Sri Lanka
) is a Sri Lanka
n boxer who won gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games
Boxing Bantam Weight 56-kilo category, defeating Sean McGoldrick
of Wales
in the final, but was later stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test. He is an old boy of Vidyartha College
, Kandy.
announced that Wanniarachchi had failed a drugs test taken during the Commonwealth Games. A urine sample provided by the boxer had contained nandrolone
, a banned performance enhancing drug. Wanniarachchi claims he failed the drugs test due to the asthma medication he was taking. Wanniarachchi subsequently failed the second doping test for a banned steroid. The Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka said the "B" sample of 30-year-old Wanniarachchi's urine tested positive for nandrolone, a performance enhancing substance. However, Wanniarachchi intends to launch an appeal.
Wanniarachchi was suspended from all boxing meets by the National Anti Doping Organization of Sri Lanka in March 2011. The Commonwealth Games Federation stripped Wanniarachchi of his gold medal on 8 May 2011 after a meeting of Federation Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 23 May 2011 Wanniarachchi announced he was retiring from boxing. After the lapse of the appeal period McGoldrick was awarded the gold medal on 6 June 2011.
Kandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
) is a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n boxer who won gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
Boxing Bantam Weight 56-kilo category, defeating Sean McGoldrick
Sean McGoldrick
Sean McGoldrick is a Welsh boxer who was awarded the gold medal for the Bantamweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India,. Mcgoldrick lost to Manju Wanniarachchi of Sri Lanka in the final and was initially awarded the silver medal...
of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in the final, but was later stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test. He is an old boy of Vidyartha College
Vidyartha College
Vidyartha College is a leading boys' school in Sri Lanka. Located in The Kandy District - Sri Lanka's Central-most District, if you look at a Map of Sri Lanka - of The Central Province....
, Kandy.
Drugs
On 24 October 2010 National Olympic Committee of Sri LankaNational Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is the National Olympic Committee representing Sri Lanka.- External links :*...
announced that Wanniarachchi had failed a drugs test taken during the Commonwealth Games. A urine sample provided by the boxer had contained nandrolone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...
, a banned performance enhancing drug. Wanniarachchi claims he failed the drugs test due to the asthma medication he was taking. Wanniarachchi subsequently failed the second doping test for a banned steroid. The Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka said the "B" sample of 30-year-old Wanniarachchi's urine tested positive for nandrolone, a performance enhancing substance. However, Wanniarachchi intends to launch an appeal.
Wanniarachchi was suspended from all boxing meets by the National Anti Doping Organization of Sri Lanka in March 2011. The Commonwealth Games Federation stripped Wanniarachchi of his gold medal on 8 May 2011 after a meeting of Federation Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 23 May 2011 Wanniarachchi announced he was retiring from boxing. After the lapse of the appeal period McGoldrick was awarded the gold medal on 6 June 2011.