World number one foil fencer Andrea Baldini has failed a doping test and will miss the Beijing Olympics.
The Italian Olympic Committee revealed on Friday that Baldini tested positive for a banned diuretic at the European Championships in Kiev last month.
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But he will be replaced in the Italian fencing squad by Andrea Cassara, says the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
(BBC)
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