Susanthika tests positive

An official of the AAA confirmed that a urine test on Susanthika had shown up traces of a banned performance enhancing drug, but said these were only quot;partial resultsquot; and a conclusive result would be available only quot;after four or five days.quot;

quot;The IAAF has informally informed us that there are some traces of a banned drug. But this is only an indication and nothing hasbeen positively established yet. There remain a series of other tests to be done and only then we can conclusively say whether or not she has tested positive,quot; AAA secretary Rohan Amarasinghe told The Indian Express.

Denying the sample was tampered, he quoted from the IAAF report that it had arrived at the lab quot;in perfect orderquot; with the quot;seal intactquot;. It was taken on March 5 at the sports medicine lab of the Sri Lankan Sports Ministry here as part of the IAAF8217;s off-season tests on all international athletes.