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European medalist runner tests positive for meldonium

MONACO (AP) — European Championship steeplechase silver medalist Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium. The Athletics Integrity Unit did not say when the 26-year-old Italian runner tested positive. Abdelwahed was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European track championships in Munich three weeks ago. Meldonium is an endurance-boosting heart medication

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