Romania, Belarus canoe teams banned from Olympics for doping

  17 July 2016    Read: 1005
Romania, Belarus canoe teams banned from Olympics for doping
The International Canoe Federation has banned sprint teams from Romania and Belarus from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for widespread doping.
The ICF says its executive board imposed one-year suspensions for both teams "with immediate effect."

ICF President Jose Perurena says "we will do everything within our powers to remove them (cheats) from our sport."

Olympic places will be reallocated by Monday`s deadline after talks with the IOC and national Olympic bodies, the world canoeing body says.

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