- 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.
(With Reuters inputs)
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