Japanese swimmer Junya Koga denies taking banned substances

Japanese men's backstroke swimmer Junya Koga, a member of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic team, denied on Wednesday taking banned substances following an announcement he had failed a doping test."This is unbelievable," the 30-year-old said at a press conference after the Japan Swimming Federation announced he had failed a test."Because my thinking on doping has been very strict all this time, I feel it's pathetic, shameful and also frustrating that a prohibited substance has come from my own body," he said.The International Swimming Federation has handed Koga a provisional suspension, and h…READ FULL ARTICLE