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Deccan Herald
2 hours ago
- Deccan Herald
Olympic boxing champion Mullojonov provisionally suspended for banned substance
The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- Health
- The Sun
Kyrgyzstan faces deadly medicine shortages amid healthcare crisis
BISHKEK: Like many in Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva faces life-threatening medicine shortages in Kyrgyzstan. 'Women are dying because of a lack of medicine,' said Ibrayeva, a breast cancer survivor in her 50s. She relies on imports from Turkey or Moscow for her hormone treatment, exemestane. 'There are many medicines simply unavailable here. The patient has to look themselves and buy them.' Shortages, high prices, and substandard drugs plague the region's 80 million people. Central Asia heavily depends on pharmaceutical imports, leaving patients vulnerable. In 2023, adulterated Indian cough syrup killed 69 Uzbek children. 'Some people sell their homes, livestock, or go into debt just to survive,' said Shairbu Saguynbayeva, a uterine cancer survivor. Saguynbayeva founded 'Together to Live,' a Bishkek center supporting cancer patients. Women there sew traditional ornaments to fund treatments for 37 patients since 2019. While Kyrgyzstan has increased medicine supplies, Saguynbayeva calls them 'meagre.' Barakhat Saguyndykova received free cancer medicine only three times between 2018 and 2025. Dr. Ulanbek Turgunbaev from the National Oncology Center acknowledges the crisis. 'Sourcing medicine is a serious problem,' he said, urging early disease detection to cut costs. Kyrgyzstan lacks 5,000 healthcare workers, forcing prioritization of urgent cases. President Sadyr Japarov vowed to tackle medical corruption after the health minister was dismissed. New medicine factories offer hope, but 6,000 drugs may vanish by 2026 due to Eurasian Economic Union re-registration rules. State-run Kyrgyz Pharmacy aims to centralize orders and reduce prices, yet delays persist. 'A mother of three died because she didn't get medicine in time,' Saguynbayeva said. 'It's better to save a mother than build orphanages.' - AFP
Straits Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Boxing-Olympic champion Mullojonov provisionally suspended for banned substance
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said. The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on June 11. "The athlete has been informed of the case and has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample," ITA said in a statement on Tuesday. If the B-sample analysis is requested and confirms the result of the A-sample, the case will be considered as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. If the B-sample analysis is not requested, the case will also go ahead as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. "The athlete will have the opportunity to present his explanations for the result," it said. Reuters has contacted the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation for comment. Mullojonov also won bronze in the heavyweight event at the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships, as well as a gold medal in super heavyweight at the 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. REUTERS
The Hindu
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Uzbek boxer Mullojonov, Paris Olympics champion, provisionally suspended for banned substance
Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said. The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on June 11. 'The athlete has been informed of the case and has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample,' ITA said in a statement on Tuesday. If the B-sample analysis is requested and confirms the result of the A-sample, the case will be considered as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. If the B-sample analysis is not requested, the case will also go ahead as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. 'The athlete will have the opportunity to present his explanations for the result,' it said. Reuters has contacted the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation for comment. Mullojonov also won bronze in the heavyweight event at the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships, as well as a gold medal in super heavyweight at the 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. Related Topics Paris Olympics
The Star
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Boxing-Olympic champion Mullojonov provisionally suspended for banned substance
(Reuters) -Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said. The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on June 11. "The athlete has been informed of the case and has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample," ITA said in a statement on Tuesday. If the B-sample analysis is requested and confirms the result of the A-sample, the case will be considered as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. If the B-sample analysis is not requested, the case will also go ahead as a confirmed anti-doping rule violation, it said. "The athlete will have the opportunity to present his explanations for the result," it said. Reuters has contacted the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation for comment. Mullojonov also won bronze in the heavyweight event at the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships, as well as a gold medal in super heavyweight at the 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. (Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)
