Kei Saito

Kei Saito
Personal information
Native name
齋藤慧
National teamJapan
CitizenshipJapan
Born (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 30)
Japan
EducationKanagawa University
OccupationsShort-track speed skater
Student
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
PositionReserve
Men's 500 metre
Men's 1,000 metre
Men's 1,500 metre
Men's 5,000 metre relay
Coached byJonathan Guilmette
Saburo Imai
Retired2018

Kei Saito (齋藤慧, Saitō Kei) is a Japanese former short-track speed skater.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Saito tested positive for acetazolamide and was provisionally suspended and withdrawn before competing. In 2019 he was issued with a reprimand as he "bore no significant and only a light degree of fault" and received no sanction.

References

  1. ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Kei SAITO - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Olympics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Japanese speedskater Kei Saito suspended in Pyeongchang Olympics' first doping case". The Star. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Liam (30 January 2019). "Japanese speed skater escapes ban after testing positive at Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.
  4. ↑ "Japanese speed skater Kei Saito evades doping ban". Sports Resolutions. 31 January 2019.