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Olympic champ gymnast out after failing drug test

Updated on: 14 July,2021 09:56 AM IST  |  Kyiv (Ukraine)
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The Ukrainian said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium and was banned after a ruling by the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation. 

Olympic champ gymnast out after failing drug test

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Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug test. 


The Ukrainian said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium and was banned after a ruling by the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation. 



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