Cyclist stripped of bronze

Colombian cyclist Maria Lusa Calle Williams has become the latest Olympic medallist to be thrown out for failing a drugs test.

Colombian cyclist Maria Lusa Calle Williams has become the latest Olympic medallist to be thrown out for failing a drugs test.

The 35-year-old finished third in the women’s points race on Wednesday but has subsequently tested positive for the prohibited stimulant heptaminol.

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