Passler, banned for doping, appeals to the CAS

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Passler, banned for doping, appeals to the CAS
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Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler is appealing her doping ban to the CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Passler wants the temporary suspension to be lifted so that she can compete in the ongoing home Olympics, CAS stated in a press release.

The 24-year-old was provisionally suspended on February 2 after testing positive for the banned substance letrozole. Passler argues in her appeal that the positive test result was due to contamination of the sample.

CAS is expected to hold a hearing in the case on February 10.

Letrozole is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) list of prohibited substances and has previously been used by female athletes to lose weight.

Letrozole is also used in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer.

Passler's best World Cup result this season is an 11th-place finish.

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