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BANGKOK: Two athletes from SEA Games host nation Thailand have been expelled from the competition after they failed drug tests, the Sports Authority of Thailand said on Monday.
A male field hockey player and a female gymnast failed urine tests shortly before their scheduled competitions, the sports authority's governor, Kanokphan Julakasem, told AFP.
He declined to reveal their names or the substances the athletes were believed to have taken.
"It was quite disappointing and will definitely hurt Thailand's chances to win more medals," Kanokphan told AFP.
Ranking at the top of the table, Thailand has so far won 67 golds – more than double the number of nearest challengers Vietnam.
Eleven nations are chasing more than 470 gold medals at the 24th SEA Games in more than 40 sports.
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are all taking part.
- AFP/so
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