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Ex-world champ Santos tests positive

Associated Press

Friday, October 30, 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Former world champion gymnast Daiane dos Santos tested positive for Furosemide during a non-competition doping control in July. Santos' club, Pinheiros, confirmed the International Gymnastics Federation notice on Friday. Furosemide, a weight-loss drug, can be used as a masking agent for other banned substances. Sao Paulo-based Pinheiros said in a statement on its Web site that Santos took Furosemide from June through August this year to keep her weight down following knee sur ...

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