The Chinese Modern Pentathlon Association said on Sunday that its leadership respects the decision made by the Court of Arbitration for Sports concerning Chinese athlete Chen Qian.

The association announced that the court had found Chen guilty of doping, annulling her result at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished fourth. It did not name the banned drug that led to the decision.

"We will seriously deal with the doping incident involving Chen Qian and draw lessons from it," an association statement said.