http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-19205.htmlIFBB suspends Asian BodyBuilding Federation, Secretary General Chua
Mumbai, Apr 10 : The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), the world's ruling body, has suspended the Asian BodyBuilding Federation (ABBF) and its Secretary General Paul Chua following the revelation that three body builders from Hong Kong had participated in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, while the trio were under suspension for doping violations committed in the 2005 Asian Championships in South Korea. According to information received here, the world body in a letter to all National Olympic Committees of Asia, dated April 7, 2009, IFBB Assistant General Secretary William Tierney stated that ABBF, and particularly its Secretary-General/Treasurer Paul Chua of Singapore, had failed to cooperate with IFBB by withholding from IFBB its constitution and rules, including anti-doping rules, and by withholding documents relevant to IFBB's investigation.
After careful consideration and after consulting with legal counsel, IFBB held the view that ABBF and particularly its Secretary-General/Treasurer Paul Chua, were in violation of the IFBB Constitution, IFBB Code of Ethics, and IFBB Anti-Doping.
Consequently, IFBB took the decision to: Withdraw recognition of the current ABBF, effective 31st March 2009; Withdraw the appointment of Paul Chua as Executive Assistant to the IFBB President, effective 13th March 2009; and Provisionally suspend Paul Chua from his elected position as IFBB Vice President for Asia pending investigation and hearing, effective March 31, 2009.
As such, Paul Chua has been substituted by Dr. Eng. Adel Fahim El Sayed of Egypt as the executive assistant to current IFBB president Dr. Rafael Santonja of Spain.
Hong Kong bodybuilders Wong Kwong Sun Andy, Chan Yu To and Lam Man Shing competed in the Asian Championships in Andong City, South Korea on October 7-8, 2005.
The trio also competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on December 8-9, 2006.
On February 17, 2009, while investigating a non-related matter, it was brought to the attention of the IFBB that the bodybuilders competed in the 2006 Asian Games while under suspension for having been found guilty of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) committed at the 2005 Asian Championships.
This was in violation of Article 8 of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Anti-Doping Rules, which are in conformity with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.