Third doping case at winter games as Slovenian hockey player fails drug test
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Published: Feb 20, 2018, 02:16 IST | Updated: Feb 20, 2018, 02:16 IST
Ziga Jeglic
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport said in a statement that the accused player had been ordered to leave after testing positive for the banned drug fenoterol
Slovenian ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic failed a drugs test and has been suspended, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday, becoming the third doping case at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
In a statement, CAS said Jeglic had been ordered to leave the Olympic Village within 24 hours after testing positive for the banned drug fenoterol, which is used to treat breathing difficulties.
CAS said Jeglic "accepted an anti-doping rule violation and, as a consequence, the athlete is suspended from competing in the remainder of the Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018."