Sotherton fumes as heptathlon star Blonska again tests positive

KELLY Sotherton hopes the career of heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska is over after the Ukrainian failed a drugs test for the second time.

The International Olympic Committee confirmed that Blonska has been “removed from the Olympic Games” and that she will not compete in the long jump final.

The 30-year-old was given a two-year ban in 2003 after testing positive for steroids and it is understood Blonska has now tested positive for an anabolic steroid.

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