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Dyan Castillejo and Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Asian Games basketball gold to stay in PH, POC chief says" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/10/07/20231007-gilas-pilipinas-celebrates-poc-psc-media-pool.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA – The basketball gold of the 19th Asian Games will remain with the Philippines, Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino assured after Gilas Pilipinas main man Justin Brownlee failed a drugs test. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/13/23/justin-brownlee-fails-asian-games-drugs-test-officials">Justin Brownlee fails Asian Games drugs test: officials</a></li></ul><p>In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News on Friday, Tolentino said the Philippine will not be stripped away of its historic gold medal in the men’s basketball event of the continental sports event despite Browlee&#x27;s failed doping test. </p><p>According to the POC chief, the Anti-Doping Rule (ADR) states that there has to be two or more athletes in a team testing positive for banned substances for it to face a stiffer sanction, which may include disqualification. </p><p>In Gilas’ case, it was only Brownlee who turned out to be positive for the banned Carboxy-THC, the Lausanne-based International Testing Agency (ITA) said. Carboxy-THC is linked to cannabis use.</p><p>“Based from the ADR rule, if it&#x27;s a team event you need more than 2 athletes na mag-positive. So since sa final list si Brownlee lang ang positive... e positive nga rin &#x27;yung isang Jordan e. Tabla lang din tayo. Atin pa rin ang gold,” Tolentino explained. </p><p>He also speculated that it might be because of the medication Brownlee took when he was recovering from his injuries before the FIBA World Cup.</p><p>“Remember, Brownlee was injured before kaya &#x27;di sila nakalaro nung FIBA World Cup. When you&#x27;re injured, lahat naman tayong tao, you are having a medication. &#x27;Yun lang, hindi ko alam kung may nainom siyang konting bawal don or what,” he continued. </p><p>Filipino basketball fans were surprised on Thursday night when the ITA announced that Brownlee failed the test, raising concerns about the gold medal status of the country. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/13/23/justin-brownlee-fails-asian-games-drugs-test-officials">Justin Brownlee fails Asian Games drugs test: officials</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines beat Jordan, 70-60, in the men&#x27;s basketball final on October 6 with Brownlee pouring in 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The Games ended on Sunday. </p><p>Meanwhile, Tolentino shared that they were given until October 19 to decide whether to witness the opening of sample B that will finalize the decision of the ITA. </p><p>“If it&#x27;s positive again, they will put sanction, two years suspension on the athlete. If you want to appeal it, then, pag nalusutan, mayroon kang explanation, medical records, etc. I don&#x27;t want to preempt but they can still lower it to one or three months suspension max,” he added. </p><p>Should the sample B render a positive result, too, Brownlee might face suspension from FIBA-sanctioned events.</p><p>Tolentino will schedule a conversation with Brownlee in the coming days. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2833779" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Asian Games basketball gold to stay in PH, POC chief says

Dyan Castillejo and Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published Oct 13, 2023 12:30 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 13, 2023 03:27 PM PHT

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