Olympic flag. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that biathlete Olga Pyleva, Russian Federation, has been excluded from the XX Olympic Winter Games after failing an anti-doping test carried out by the IOC. This is the first instance of an athlete being ejected from the 2006 Winter Olympics. Pyleva, 30, tested positive for carphedon , a prohibited substance, on February 13 after the women's 15 km individual, biathlon event, in which she won the silver medal. ITAR-TASS News Agency reports that Pyleva tested positive for cordedon, a stimulant banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The substitute, phenotropil, was prescribed by her doctors following an ankle injury according to Nikolai Durmanov, head of the Russian Anti Doping Committee.
Olympic flag. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Olga Pyleva, Russian Federation, has been excluded from the after failing an anti-doping test carried out by the IOC. This is the first instance of an athlete being ejected from the 2006 Winter Olympics. Pyleva, 30, tested positive for , a prohibited substance, on February 13 after the , in which she won the silver medal. ITAR-TASS News Agency reports that Pyleva tested positive for cordedon, a stimulant banned by the (WADA). The substitute, phenotropil, was prescribed by her doctors following an ankle injury according to Nikolai Durmanov, head of the Russian Anti Doping Committee.
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