No B sample comfort for Baldini

Sunday, 3 August 2008

Italian fencer Andrea Baldini, who failed a dope test last month, had the existence of a banned diuretic confirmed in his B-sample, the Italian fencing federation (FIS) said.

Baldini, one of Italy's top hopes for a medal at the Beijing Games, tested positive at the European championships in Kiev. He was excluded from the Olympic team on Friday and his place given to European champion Andrea Cassara.

Baldini has asked for a DNA test to be carried out on the samples, the FIS said.

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