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Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi booted out of Olympics as doping ban is upheld

China swimmer Chen Xinyi has been kicked out of the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her doping ban.

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China’s Chen Xinyi competes at the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 9 before she was kicked out of the tournament for doping. Photo: AP
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China swimmer Chen Xinyi has been kicked out of the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her doping ban.

Eighteen-year-old Chen had accepted a provisional suspension pending a CAS test of her B sample, which confirmed the positive test for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide.

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Diuretics are banned because they are commonly used to mask other performance-enhancing drugs.

Chen was withdrawn last weekend after a positive test following her fourth-place finish in the women’s 100m butterfly on August 7.
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In her case and that of a Brazilian cyclist, CAS said “the athlete is disqualified and excluded from the Olympic Games Rio 2016”.

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