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.

The 22-year-old had been one of Italy's top fencing medal hopes for Olympics and was tipped for the gold.

But he will be replaced in the Italian fencing squad by Andrea Cassara, Clement facing SPD expulsion ...
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(BBC)

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