Hong Kong’s famous badminton player suspended for two years!

Hong Kong’s famous badminton player suspended for two years!
Sep 5, 2010 02:14
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Zhou Mi, former women's singles world No. 1 badminton player, has been suspended for two years after she failed in a drug test. Zhou admitted that she had taken over-the-counter medication but was unaware that it contained a prohibited substance. She has releases an announcement that she will appeal to the Badminton World Federation. The sanction takes effect on August 4. According to it, Zhou Mi will be prohibited to participate in any badminton at the international, national and local level for two years.

Sep 5, 2010 02:14

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Zhou Mi, former women's singles world No. 1 badminton player, has been suspended for two years after she failed in a drug test.

Zhou admitted that she had taken over-the-counter medication but was unaware that it contained a prohibited substance. She has releases an announcement that she will appeal to the Badminton World Federation.

The sanction takes effect on August 4. According to it, Zhou Mi will be prohibited to participate in any badminton at the international, national and local level for two years.

Sep 6, 2010 01:14	#1
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Very sad. I guess that it is useless for her to appeal. The federation doesn't care if you took the OTC medicine on purpose or not. You failed in the test and no one can deny this. As an athlete, you should know that you can not take any medicine freely. Now she is already 31 years old. Her career might be over.

Sep 7, 2010 01:57	#2
JANE01 Points: Join Date: Mar 3, 2008 Status: Offline	One mistake ruins her whole career. She is really a good badminton player. She once played for mainland China. Later, she came to HK and kept playing badminton. She wants to prove herself. After this incident, all her dreams have shattered.

Sep 12, 2010 01:37

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We may not blame her too much. She must have regretted very much. Actually, she is the person who has a lot of stories. In 2004, she had a chance to compete for the gold medal. However, she was asked to lose the game to her teammate Zhang Ning because the coach thought that Zhang Ning was better to beat Zhang Haili who represented the Netherlands. As a result, she just took the silver medal. The coach later admitted this.

China has a lot of talented badminton players. The competition is too fierce. In 2007, Zhou Mi went to HK. Now, she almost loses everything due to this accident.

Sep 14, 2010 23:17	#4
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Thanks, Cherry. Everyone has his/her own stories. She might consider of being a badminton coach. Her rival Zhang Ning becomes a coach in Chinese national badminton team. Zhou should not give up. Good luck to her.

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