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Doping-CAS upholds two-year ban for Olympic champion Pechstein

Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:13am EST

BERLIN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday upheld a two-year ban for Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein, who will now miss next year's Vancouver Olympics.

Pechstein, 37, was banned by the International Skating Union after it said her blood profile had included abnormal values in a series of tests. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, Editing by Kevin Fylan; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com) ((kevin.fylan@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 7933; Reuters Messaging: kevin.fylan.reuters.com@reuters.net. For the new Reuters sports blog Left Field go to: blogs.reuters.com/sport/))

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