Malaysia accepts decision on wushu appeal, to return gold medal

Malaysia accepted the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision rejecting its appeal against withdrawing the gold medal won by Tai Cheau Xuen for failing a doping test and pledged to return the medal.

Youth and Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin said Malaysia's decision was due to its commitment to sports but stressed "it does not mean that we are happy and satisfied with how the doping process was conducted."

"There were serious faults in the procedure. We will be writing another letter to the Olympic Council and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),” he told reporters after launching 'The Rembau Challenge 2014' here Friday.

On Thursday, the CAS dismissed Malaysia's appeal against the disqualification of wushu exponent Tai.

With the decision, Malaysia has to forgo the country's first gold medal won on Sept 20.

On Sept 30, the OCA withdrew the medal after Tai allegedly tested positive for the banned stimulant Sibutramine.

Khairy said although Malaysia was all for zero tolerance against doping in sports, it should not be at the expense of natural justice to the athlete.

"What is important is not just the test but the procedure that leads to the test. It is equally important that zero tolerance policy towards doping must not contravene natural justice for the athlete," he added.