SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " South Korea's Olympic committee reaffirmed its decision to ban former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Games even though he finished an 18-month doping suspension in March. The Korean Olympic Committee upheld on Thursday its decision not to change its rules that block athletes from the national team for an additional three years after the end of their doping suspensions. He remains the only South Korean to win an Olympic medal in swimming. Park, aged 26, came off an 18-month ban in March after testing positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition doping test. Park's legal representatives said the KOC would be obligated to follow the decision by CAS if it rules in favor of Park.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 16, 2016 09:11 UTC