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ABCNEWS - Former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova suspended 4 years for refusing doping test

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been suspended for four years for refusing an anti-doping test even though the Czech player cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent “rang my door late at night without properly identifying...

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NYTIMES (Tariq Panja) - Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Antidoping Agency is considering whether to have an independent body handle testing before major events.

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