Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler cops doping ban on eve of Winter Olympics

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Host nation Italy has been rocked by an embarrassing doping ban just days out from the start of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has been booted out of the Games after testing positive to letrozole (which is used to treat breast cancer and also lower oestrogen levels) and methanol. [{ "selector": ".xdqje-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 7px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]