Paralympic Games stripped after his positive drug test. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Swedish curler Glenn Ikonen tested positive for a banned substance and was suspended for six months by the IPC. He was removed from the rest of the curling competition but his team was allowed to continue. The 54-year-old curler said his doctor had prescribed a medication on the banned substances list. Another concern now facing Paralympic officials is the technique of "boosting". Athletes can artificially increase their blood pressure, often by self-harming, which has been shown to improve performance by up to 15%. This is most effective
2010 ASEAN University Games 2010 ASEAN University Games The 2010 ASEAN University Games officially known as the 15th ASEAN University Games was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 15 to 23 December 2010. Around 1064 athletes participated at the event, which featured 183 events in 15 sports. This was the fourth time Thailand hosted the games, and its first time since 1999. Previously, Thailand also hosted the 1981 inaugural games and the 1988 games. This was also the second time the Thai city, Chiang Mai hosted the games. It was opened and closed by Chinaworn Bunyakiart, the Minister