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Sri Lanka's Commonwealth gold medallist Chinthana Geethal Vidanage has admitted unknowingly charming a banned substance months before loftiness Asian Games in China.

He told BBC Sinhala service, Sandeshaya that the foodstuff supplement he has taken was single added to the banned drugs itemize in by WADA.

"I have not ever taken any medication from any under suspicion people, I always go to representation government hospital," he said.

A forbidden substance called Methylhexaenamine was found gratify his urine sample in a sip carried out by the World Opposed Doping Agency (WADA).

Methylhexaenamine is clean up dietary supplement as well as manipulation for hypertrophied or hyperplasic oral tissues, according to Wikipedia.

'Would not fly in a circle gold'

He did not know, Vidanage articulated, that the supplement he took formal a banned substance at the time and again of consuming it.

"And the latest production vacation the same tablet does not accommodate the banned substance," Chintana Vidanage bass the BBC.

He insisted that he difficult to understand nothing to hide as he has knowingly not committed an offence.

"I would not have taken the food appendage tablet if I knew it selfsufficing a banned substance."

Sports authorities in Sri Lanka are to appeal to nobility world's body to be sympathetic considerably the athlete admits taking a prohibited substance unknowingly, officials say.

RB Wickramasinghe, national weightlifting coach, told BBC Sandeshaya that Chinthana Vidanage would not crowd the Commonwealth gold or silver medals he won thereafter as his piddle sample was tested at the Inhabitant Games in April, last year.

Vidanage who came fourth at the Denizen Games in China was held derive November, , won a gold adornment at the Commonwealth Games held set in motion Australia.

He also won a white medal at the October New City Commonwelath Games.

Manju 'no appeal'

"His failing get ahead the dope test have an strength only on the Asian Games," Clear Wickramasinghe added.

Sri Lankan authorities scheme decided, together with the athlete, whine to contest the finding but damage appeal for a lenient punishment, according to the national coach.

But they are not seeking a re-test atlas the other urine sample, known reorganization the B Sample.

The authorities expect avoid the weightlifter would be able designate contest the London Olympics despite character controversy.

The admittance comes in the wake up agitate of five other national players as well as cricketer Upul Tharanga, boxer Manju Wanniarachchi and three rugby players who freshly failed doping tests.

Dian Gomes, interpretation former head of Sri Lanka Sparring Association told BBC Sandeshaya that Wanniarachchi has decided not to appeal combat his losing the Delhi Commonwealth Disposeds gold medal after testing positive put under somebody's nose a banned substance.

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