Doping-Second Malaysian doping case delivers different result (Reuters)
The Malaysian sports minister has called for an investigation into claims a young cyclist was injected with the same banned drug that former badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei tested positive for. Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom, 20, is fighting an 18-month ban after the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone was found in his system at the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan a year ago. Lee, who has won over 55 titles and is revered at home, was handed only a backdated eight-month ban by the Badminton World Federation on Monday after successfully arguing he unknowingly took the substance via a contaminated food supplement. Shah faces an appeal hearing at the Malaysian National Cycling Federation on May 9 as he tries to overturn the suspension for having the non-performance drug, which is only banned in competition, in his system.