COLOMBO, Nov 10: Sri Lanka's top sprinter has been banned from next month's South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in India for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs, an official said on Friday, reports Xinhua.

The Asian Amateur Athletic Association ordered Sri Lanka not to field Susanthika Jayasinghe. who was heavily favoured to win the 100 metres and 200 metres sprints, into the participants list.

The International Amateur Athletics Federation, the sport's world governing body, will meet next month in Monaco to discuss banning Jayasinghe from the sport.

Jayasinghe, 19. who set an Asian record of 23 seconds in the 200 metres, tested positive for the anabolic steroid mandrolone metabolites at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Jakarta. Indonesia, in September. It was the first case in Sri Lanka.