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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in recent days that the Polish team that took part in the last Olympics in Sochi was excluded from the final classification of the four-man bob for the doping affair which involved a crew member.
Thursday 17 April 2014 2 minutes reading time
On 23 February in fact, the brakeman Daniel Zalewski had tested positive for a doping control, where he had been traced to the Phenethylamina. The positivity Zalewski was subsequently confirmed by the analysis of the second sample of urine effettiata in the first week of March. In the past month the Polish athlete had been summoned by the Anti-Doping Commission of the IOC to give his version of events and more jokes had appeared innocent.
A few days ago, the International Olympic Committee announced the squalfica athlete and the consequent exclusion from the final of the four-man bob Poland. The bobbista is rietenuto been guilty of the violation of Articles 1.2, 2, 7, 8 and 9 of the rules of WADA and Articles 2.1 and 9 of the IOC's anti-doping legislation. Therefore, the disqualification of the athlete and his team have immediate effect.
The case is Zalewski was the second incident of doping in the world of bob at the last Olympics. Previously the blue Frullani William had been pinched positive dymetylpentylamine on the eve of the competition's four-man bob.
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