LAST WORD

I am extremely shocked by the test results that have come back. I have never once considered doping. ... The findings are beyond me and I plan to fight to prove my innocence.” Japanese shorttrack speedskater Kei Saito, the first athlete at the 2018 Winter Olympics to be caught doping. Officials said he tested positive for acetalozamide, which can be a masking agent and is used as a diuretic.