Rio First: Chinese Swimmer Chen Xinyi Allegedly Fails Dope Test

The 18-year-old finished fourth in the 100m breaststroke final and was to participate in the 50m freestyle heats.

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• Chinese Olympic women’s swimmer Chen Xinyi tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics on Thursday, China’s official Xinhua news agency said on Friday, citing the Chinese swimming association.
  
  
• The 18-year-old finished fourth in the 100m breaststroke final and was set to enter the pool again on Friday for the heats of the women’s 50m freestyle.
  
  
• Doping scandals overshadowed the build-up to Rio and, far from dying down as competition has got under way, have flared anew as US and Australian competitors have branded their Russian and Chinese rivals as drug cheats.
  
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(With Reuters inputs)