Italian marathon runner Di Cecco tests positive for EPO
Rome - Italian marathon runner Alberico Di Cecco tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO following a doping control during his country's national championships on October 12 in Carpi, the Italian Olympic committee confirmed Monday.
The 34-year-old, who finished ninth in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and won the Rome marathon a year later, now faces a two-year ban. (dpa)
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