Rome, Feb 2, 2026 (AFP) - Italian biathlete Passler suspended after pre-Olympics doping test

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2026-02-02

Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has failed a doping test and was on Monday provisionally suspended from competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The 24-year-old's sample showed the presence of letrozole, a drug used to treat breast cancer, the Italian anti-doping agency (NADO Italia) said in a statement. It was detected in an out-of-competition test which fell outside the official Games testing window. Passler currently stands 33rd in th......

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