Hosts Italy have been embarrassed days before the start of the Winter Olympics - with their biathlete Rebecca Passler kicked out of the Games because of a failed doping test. Passler was provisionally suspended by Italy's anti-doping agency (Nado) after she tested positive for banned substances letrozole and methanol. Letrozole is a drug used to lower oestrogen levels and is frequently used to treat breast cancer, while methanol is a toxic chemical not meant for human consumption. The Italian

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