Plastic surgery .. may be the reason for depriving Iraqi Dana Hussein of participating in the Tokyo Olympics

Today, Wednesday, the Iraqi Athletics Federation released a statement regarding the International Federation’s decision to temporarily suspend runner Dana Hussein from participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Iraqi Federation confirmed in a statement that it was “following the fierce attack on runner Dana Hussein after the International Federation’s decision to temporarily suspend her in view of the result of a sample taken in Tunisia during her participation at the Arab Championship, which proved the presence of a prohibited substance in the sample. “

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The Federation explained that “this is the player with the scale of the great achievements she has made since 2010 until now, and her obtaining of the gold of the Arab session in Qatar and a large number of decorations, subjecting it to permanent reviews. in these tournaments. “

He stressed the need for the player not to be the victim of attacks from those who do not understand these issues which require patience and verification and access to the causes of the emergence of these substances, especially since the substances were not doping, because in short, if a doping case was proven, the International Federation did not hesitate to deprive the player of at least four years without taking a temporary suspension.

The Iraqi Athletics Federation reported that “the International Federation treats all member states with the same standard because it deprives players of different nationalities, prohibits Dana if she had taken a stimulant substance, but the sample did not has not proven, which required the report. from his doctor. “

He said that “runner Dana Hussein suffered plastic surgery on her nose and suspicious material as a result of the operation, and therefore the athletic community should first and foremost respect her story.”

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The Iraqi Federation stressed that “it will not hesitate in two cases which it has previously underlined the need to respect, namely doping and counterfeiting, and to fight them by all means”.

“We will not tolerate any athlete or athlete who is wrong in these two cases,” he added.

He called on the sports and media community not to question “the exploits of player Dana Hussein and not to implicate her in a case in which she has not been proven guilty”, calling at the same time ” to respect the decisions of the International Federation “. , and to wait for payments from the player and the coach until the final decision is made to show the white thread of the black. “

On the other hand, the “Iraqi Sports Gate” account on the social networking site “Twitter” posted a “tweet” in which it stated: “The historical Arab and Iraqi hero, Dana Hussein, assures the portal that she did not receive any refusal to participate report … the report she received only It contains a partial penalty for taking cortisone during the tournament due to an allergic reaction she is suffering from.Dana also confirmed that the decision to ban him from participating is not decisive.

Source: agencies

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