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Kei Saito
Personal information
Native name齋藤慧
National teamJapan
CitizenshipJapan
Born (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28)
Japan
Alma materKanagawa University
Occupation(s)Short-track speed skater
Student
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Other interestsFishing
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
PositionReserve
Short-trackMen's 500 metre
Men's 1,000 metre
Men's 1,500 metre
Men's 5,000 metre relay
Coached byJonathan 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

  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.
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