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Dope hearing for Mdletyeni

VIWE Mdletyeni has been summoned to appear before the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (Saids) disciplinary committee to answer to doping charges.

Mdletyeni found himself on the wrong side of doping laws after his urine sample, which was taken when he dethroned former South African lightweight champion Thompson Mokwana in Mthatha on July 28, showed traces of banned substances methylhexaneamine and furosemide.

And his B-sample, which was tested on request from Mdletyeni's handlers, came back with the same results - something that forced Saids to schedule next month's hearing.

Mthatha-born Mdletyeni faces a two-year ban should he be found guilty of using banned substances.

"Viwe has been summoned to appear before a Saids hearing in Cape Town on November 6. That's all I can say," Mthetho Dumezweni, who is one of Mdletyeni's handlers, said.

According to Wikipedia, methylhexaneamine is marketed under many names as a dietary supplement. The World Anti-Doping Agency put methylhexaneamine on its prohibited list in 2010, where it is classed as a non-specified stimulant. However, it was reclassified as a specified stimulant last year.

Methylhexaneamine is increasingly being found in nutritional supplements, typically those designed to increase energy or aid weight loss, according to Wikipedia.

Furosemide is on Wada's banned drugs list due to its alleged use as a masking agent for other drugs.

Methylhexaneamine is the same stimulant that landed 2012 Comrades Marathon winner Ludwick Mamabolo in trouble after it was found in his urine sample.

The hearing comes at a bad time for Mdletyeni as he had already been scheduled to defend the SA title against former champion Patrick Malinga.

Meanwhile, Saids doping control manager Fahmy Galant was cagey when asked about the date of Mdletyeni's hearing.

"We hope to have a hearing before the end of the year," Galant said.

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