Kazakh official: The suspension for two years was light, and the blame falls on the player

Al-Ain revokes Islam Khan's contract and plans to compensate him in the January transfers

  • Islam Khan during a previous match for Al Ain and Al Wasl.

    Photography: Eric Arazas

  • Mayra Pakacheva: "The AFC treated the player Islam Khan with kindness, and the minimum penalty in an incident like this is a four-year suspension."

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Emirates Al-Youm learned that Al-Ain Football Club has decided to terminate the contract of the Kazakh international midfielder, Pawarzhan Islam Khan, after the AFC decided to suspend him for two years due to the appearance of the banned methylhexanamine in one of his samples in the doping test, which he underwent during His participation with "Al-Zaeem" in the AFC Champions League competition last September.

An informed source stated that the club was waiting for the result of the second sample, to which the player was subjected to make the decision to avoid paying his dues, especially since his contract with the "leader" extends until 2023, which would have affected the club's budget in hiring a new player from the names that have been monitored. By the club's technical committee, to contract with one of them during the winter transfer period, which will start on the fifth of next January.

The source pointed out that Al Ain Club Company, since receiving the official notice from the AFC to temporarily suspend the player, has worked on preparing a list of foreign midfield players, in preparation for choosing from among them in order to avoid time constraints, especially since the club was expected to issue a decision during the opening of the winter transfer window. .

For her part, Director of the Kazakh National Center for Anti-Doping, Mayra Pakasheva, said, "The AFC decision to suspend the player for two years was lenient, and it could have been much worse, but the AFC may have taken into account the circumstances in which the championship was held," explaining that the emergence of any A stimulant substance in the urine sample, the decision is a four-year suspension, and the blame rests on the player who must be monitoring everything that enters his body.

She said in an interview with the Kazakh newspaper "Sports" yesterday, about the player's desire to seek asylum in the Sports Arbitration Court: “The AFC treated the player Islam Khan with kindness, as it decided to suspend him for two years because the minimum penalty in such an incident is four years, and it is not always possible to reduce Period, the AFC has considered all possibilities under which the suspension period can be reduced, but the rules remain the rules. You can look at our website and you will find that there are Kazakhs athletes have been excluded for life, eight years, four or two years.

Regarding the nature of the suspension, Mayra said: “The player Islam Khan could have been subjected to more severe punishment than the one he received. The law in the International Anti-Doping Committee applies to all sports, but the circumstances are sometimes different. If there is a prohibited substance in the urine sample, the law "A player may be suspended for a period of four years, which is a harsh penalty, but it can be said that the circumstances were taken into account, and if the player proves that the violation was not intentional, the possibility of reducing the suspension is possible."

And Bakasheva indicated that the anti-doping law is clear and states that the athlete is primarily responsible for everything that enters his body, and said: “This does not mean that you cannot even eat bread, but you should know very well that there is a specific list of prohibited drugs, and there is There are many ways in which these materials can be known, so that applications can be downloaded to the mobile phone to identify them.

The director of the Kazakh National Anti-Doping Center blamed Islam Khan, indicating that he is an international player and captain of the Kazakhstan national team, and he was called to more vigilance, and said: "Negligence in relation to the player's duties can lead to such results."

Mayra Pakacheva explained that there are certain cases in which the player can be exempted from the doping penalty, and she said: “There are cases in which the player is subject to a certain treatment, and here there is an international standard which is the therapeutic exemption, as an athlete can take some drugs, but he must first submit A request for the committee to consider it, to obtain permission, and in such cases, even if the sample is positive, it will not be stopped.

It is reported that Islam Khan had previously said in a press statement to the Kazakh newspaper "Sport Box": "I am shocked by the decision that came unjust to me," stressing that he decided to resort to the Court of Sport Arbitration (CAS) in Switzerland to prove his innocence.

He said that the concentration of the banned substance was low and reached (90 ng / ml), indicating that this indicated that he had used it unintentionally.

He continued, "I am sure that the arbitrators in the Court of Arbitration for Sport will listen to my arguments and my evidence."

Al Ain has a list of potential midfielders to replace Islam Khan, whose contract extends until 2023.

The AFC decided to suspend Islam Khan, due to the presence of stimulants in the sample that was taken from him during the AFC Championship last September.

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