Doping-accused Rebecca Passler not on Olympic relay team
Doping-accused Rebecca Passler will not start in the biathlon relay, the Italian national team confirms.
SportsDoping-accused Rebecca Passler will not start in the biathlon relay, the Italian national team confirms.
SportsRebecca Passler was suspended on suspicion of doping shortly before the Olympics. Now the Italian biathlete has been cleared to compete - and could be an important cog in the relay. However, Italy would be taking a risk if she were excluded.
SportsItalian biathlete Rebecca Passler appealed her doping ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the court said it lacked jurisdiction in the matter.
SportsItalian biathlete Rebecca Passler is appealing her doping ban to the CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
SportsThe Olympics have been hit by their first doping case. Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has been suspended for doping violations and will miss the Olympics, the biathlon's Independent Disciplinary Unit (BIU) confirmed in a press release.
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