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Winter Olympics: Another Russian athlete fails doping test

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February 23, 2018
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A second Russian athlete has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

The new development is a major blow for the nation’s hopes of regaining its Olympic status and drawing a line under years of doping scandals.

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Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva tested positive for a heart drug on February 18, the Russian bobsleigh federation said in a statement on Friday.

The result came five days after a previous doping test returned a negative result for her.

“On February 13, her sample was clean. The team’s medical staff did not prescribe the drug to the athlete,” the federation said in a post on its official Facebook page.

“The Bobsleigh Federation of Russia and the athlete herself understand the extent of their responsibility and understand what has happened can have an impact on the fate of the whole team.”

Earlier this week, Russian curling medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky agreed to hand back his mixed-team bronze medal after testing positive for meldonium, which can aid in endurance.

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At that point, there were still Russian hopes that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would go ahead and lift its suspension of Russia’s Olympic committee.

The development would have allowed them to march with the Russian flag at Sunday’s closing ceremony.

That prospect is now severely complicated by the second positive test of a Russian athlete.

Russia now accounts for two out of four positive tests during the Games.

The IOC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The news came a few hours after hundreds of Russian fans roared in celebration when teenage figure skater Alina Zagitova delivered their team’s first gold medal.

 

(Reuters/NAN)

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