North Korea shooter fails drugs test at Olympics

AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING, (AFP) — North Korea's Kim Jong-Su, who won silver and bronze medals in the Olympics shooting, has failed a doping test, International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokeswoman Giselle Davies announced on Friday.

Kim, who won a silver medal in the men's 50m pistol and bronze in the 10m pistol, tested positive for having taken banned beta-blocker drugs.

Davies also said that Vietnamese gymnast Do Thi Ngan Thuong had tested positive for taking the banned diuretic furosemide.

Speaking at a news conference, Davies said China's Tan Zongliang Tan would be promoted to silver in the 50m event, with bronze now going to Russia's Vladimir Isakov while Kim's bronze in the 10m competition would instead be awarded to Jason Turner of the United States.

"He came forward with a positive test and his medals and diploma will be withdrawn," Davies said of Kim. "The IOC ...