Ex-world champion Magnini wins appeal against doping ban

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Last Updated : Feb 27 2020 | 8:12 PM IST

Former two-time world 100m freestyle champion Filippo Magnini of Italy had his four-year doping ban overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday.

The 38-year-old had been banned in November 2018 by Italy's anti-doping agency (Nado), after which he retired from the sport.

But Lausanne-based CAS found that "there was insufficient evidence to conclude that
"They taught me never to give up. I have always been an athlete and a correct person. I tremble with joy."

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First Published: Feb 27 2020 | 8:12 PM IST

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