First Positive Doping Test at Paris Olympics Is Iraqi Judoka for Anabolic Steroids

Tourists photograph near the Champ-de-Mars Arena, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on July 24, 2024. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

PARIS—A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said Friday.

It was the first doping case at these Summer Games and was announced hours before the opening ceremony started.