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2014 Asian Games medal table

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The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It was held at Incheon, South Korea between September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and disciplines set to feature in the Games.

Changes in medal standings

On 30 September 2014, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that Malaysian Tai Cheau Xuen had been stripped of her gold medal in the women's nanquan event after he tested positive for sibutramine. As a result, Indonesian Juwita Niza Wasni was awarded the gold, China's Wei Hong was awarded the silver and Indonesia's Ivana Ardelia Irmanto awarded the bronze.

On 27 May 2015, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that South Korean Park Tae-hwan had been stripped of his six medals after he tested positive for nebido before the games.

On 3 October 2014, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that Chinese athlete Zhang Wenxiu had been stripped of her gold medal in the women's hammer throw after she tested positive for the prohibited substance zeranol, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated her on appeal after ruling that the zeranol came from contaminated food.

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2014 Asian Games medal table Wikipedia