Kei Saito
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Native name | 齋藤慧 |
National team | Japan |
Citizenship | Japan |
Born | Japan | February 20, 1996
Alma mater | Kanagawa University |
Occupation(s) | Short-track speed skater Student |
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Other interests | Fishing |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Speed skating |
Position | Reserve |
Short-track | Men's 500 metre Men's 1,000 metre Men's 1,500 metre Men's 5,000 metre relay |
Coached by | Jonathan Guilmette Saburo Imai |
Kei Saito (齋藤慧, Saitō Kei) is a Japanese short-track speed skater.[1] He is known for being the first case of doping at the 2018 Winter Olympics after he was found to have been using acetazolamide.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Kei SAITO - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Olympics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Japanese speedskater Kei Saito suspended in Pyeongchang Olympics' first doping case". The Star. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.