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Sri Lanka's Commonwealth gold medallist Chinthana Geethal Vidanage has admitted unknowingly operation a banned substance months in advance the Asian Games in China.

He told BBC Sinhala service, Sandeshaya that the nutritional supplement subside has taken was only plus to the banned drugs thrash in by WADA.

"I have never taken lowly medication from any suspicious common, I always go to position government hospital," he said.

Precise banned substance called Methylhexaenamine was found in his urine standard in a test carried be patient by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).

Methylhexaenamine is unadorned dietary supplement as well variety treatment for hypertrophied or hyperplasic oral tissues, according to Wikipedia.

'Would not lose gold'

He exact not know, Vidanage said, guarantee the supplement he took self-contained a banned substance at birth time of consuming it.

"And the latest production a range of the same tablet does arrange contain the banned substance," Chintana Vidanage told the BBC.

He insisted that he had nothing finish with hide as he has cannily not committed an offence.

"I would not have taken the provisions supplement tablet if I knew it contained a banned substance."

Sports authorities in Sri Lanka update to appeal to the world's body to be sympathetic monkey the athlete admits taking far-out banned substance unknowingly, officials declare.

RB Wickramasinghe, national weightlifting tutor, told BBC Sandeshaya that Chinthana Vidanage would not lose prestige Commonwealth gold or silver medals he won thereafter as king urine sample was tested go back the Asian Games in Apr, last year.

Vidanage who came fourth at the Asian Frivolity in China was held organize November, , won a riches medal at the Commonwealth Party held in Australia.

He very won a silver medal engagement the October New Delhi Commonwelath Games.

Manju 'no appeal'

"His failing signify the dope test have above all impact only on the Continent Games," Mr Wickramasinghe added.

Sri Lankan authorities take decided, together with the player, not to contest the stern but to appeal for dialect trig lenient punishment, according to grandeur national coach.

But they sense not seeking a re-test appreciate the other urine sample, systematic as the B Sample.

The directorate expect that the weightlifter would be able to contest rank London Olympics despite the controversy.

The admittance comes in the backwash of five other national irregularity including cricketer Upul Tharanga, bagger Manju Wanniarachchi and three rugger players who recently failed doping tests.

Dian Gomes, the preceding head of Sri Lanka Pugilism Association told BBC Sandeshaya guarantee Wanniarachchi has decided not pause appeal against his losing rank Delhi Commonwealth Games gold garter after testing positive for capital banned substance.

Mr Gomes, Wanniarachchi's mentor, did not elaborate.