At least 10 athletes were being investigated following drugs tests conducted in the lead-up to the Games World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) general secretary Harri Syvasalmi said yesterday.
One of the 10, British track cyclist Neil Campbell, had returned a positive test and been withdrawn from the British Olympic team.
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