Artistic gymnastics: Uzbek barred after failed test
Artistic gymnast Luiza Galiulina has been suspended from the Olympic Games after failing a drugs test.
Galiulina, of Uzbekistan, tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee said.
The 20-year-old from Tashkent, who had her case heard before an IOC disciplinary commission in London on Saturday, was due to have her "B" urine sample tested last night.
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