A 58-year-old South Korean wheelchair tennis player has been banned for 12 months after he was found to have violated doping rules, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.A sample taken from Kim Kyu-Seung in November 2021 was found to contain a prohibited substance and Kim "promptly admitted the charge," according to the ITF.
Kim initially accepted a voluntary provisional suspension beginning on Nov. 4 but was found to have violated the terms of that arrangement by training with his national team and participating in a match the same month.The Korea Tennis Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The ITF, which is responsible for the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, said Kim's suspension began on March 24.