Iraqi judoka Sajjad Sehen first to test positive

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A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said on Friday.

Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday. He was due to compete next Tuesday.

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Sehen is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, said the ITA.

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