Seoul: Disgraced South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan said on Tuesday he was still hopeful of competing in the Rio Olympics, amid signs his national Olympic committee might be reconsidering an extended ban for doping.
The multiple Olympic medallist completed an 18-month drug ban last month after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid in out-of-competition controls before the 2014 Asian Games. But he remains barred from competing in the Rio Games under a rule of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) that bans athletes from representing the country for three years after the expiration of any doping ban.
“I believe things will work out fine,” Park told Yonhap News TV.
