Six Beijing Games Medalists Among Nine More Positive Re-tests

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Wed, 10/26/2016 - 12:13pm

BERLIN (Reuters) - Six medalists from the 2008 Beijing Games had their medals stripped by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday after they tested positive for banned substances in re-tests of their samples, the IOC said.

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Six Beijing Games Medalists Among Nine More Positive Re-tests

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