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The Olympics have been rocked by another positive drugs test with a Greek athlete expelled from the athletes’ village immediately. The Greek Olympic Committee confirmed an athlete tested positive for a banned substance, but didn’t announce their name or sport. The team had been informed on Monday afternoon by Greece’s anti-doping agency and the athlete was provisionally suspended and moved away from the team.
The 22-year-old African Games lightweight champion tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, the International Testing Agency has confirmed. Furosemide is a masking agent that can hide the presence of other drugs. The ITA said the African has been provisionally suspended and cannot take part in the Olympics. She was due to compete in the round of 16 as the fourth-seeded boxer in the women’s 60kg class.
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