IAAF chief confirms positive drugs test

IAAF president Lamine Diack confirmed today that he had been informed of a positive drugs test by a leading athlete.

Tue, 24 Jul, 2012 - 20:47

IAAF president Lamine Diack confirmed today that he had been informed of a positive drugs test by a leading athlete.

A report in French sports daily L’Equipe has named Morocco’s Mariem Alaoui Selsouli, the favourite for the Olympics 1,500m gold medal, as having tested positive for a banned diuretic.

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Courts Athletics Olympics 2012 Place: London Place: Paris Person: Lamine Diack Person: Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Person: Diack Person: Selsouli Event: Olympics 1,500m Organisation: IAAF Organisation: L’Equipe Organisation: National Olympic Committee Organisation: International Olympic Committee

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