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Brazilian Olympic hopeful faces doping ban

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IANS Rio de Janeiro

Brazil's Olympic sprint hopeful Vanda Gomes faces a two-year ban after a positive doping test.

The 26-year-old was found to have traces of aromatase-inhibiting drug anastrozole in a urine sample in September, reports Xinhua.

She has been temporarily banned by the Brazil's athletics federation (CBA) pending a ruling from the country's superior sports justice tribunal. A date for the hearing is yet to be set.

Gomes was a member of Brazil's gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara in 2011.

Anastrozole, commonly prescribed to breast cancer sufferers, works by inhibiting the synthesis of estrogen.

 

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First Published: Dec 09 2014 | 10:20 AM IST

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