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Rebellin Loses CAS Appeal Over Olympic Doping

July 30th, 2010 by Al Fresco View Comments

Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin has lost his appeal against the stripping of his Olympic silver medal for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Friday.

BEIJING - AUGUST 09:  Silver medalist Davide Rebellin of Italy waves as he stands on the podium during the medal ceremony for the for the Men's Road Cycling event held on the Road Cycling Course during day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing, China  (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Rebellin was ordered to return his road race silver medal from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after a retroactive test on his sample from the Games, carried out last year, showed traces of the latest generation of the blood-boosting erythropoietin.

Rebellin complained about the validity of testing procedures but CAS has ruled against him.

“The CAS panel has rejected all of the arguments put forward by the athlete,” it said in a statement.

Tags: Court of Arbitration for Sport, Davide Rebellin, doping, Italia, olympics

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