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Roundup: Iraqi bodybuilder is out for steroids

Roundup: Iraqi bodybuilder is out for steroids December 12, 2006 Asian Games An Iraqi bodybuilder was disqualified from the Asian Games after performance-enhancing substance were found in his luggage by the authorities at Doha's international airport. The athlete, Saad Faeaz, was allowed to compete Friday pending an investigation after the customs authorities found 134 ampoules of the anabolic steroid nandrolone in luggage belonging to the Iraq delegation on Dec. 4. "It was not tested in competition," said Husain Al Musallam, Olympic Council of Asia director general, announcing the suspension Tuesday. "It's still a doping offense if it's not in his body, even to carry the banned substance is an infringement of the anti-doping code."