ROME (AP) " Former Olympic race walking champion Alex Schwazer is facing another doping case, the Italian track and field federation said Wednesday. The retest was conducted after Schwazer qualified for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However, Kostner was banned for 16 months by the Italian Olympic committee for helping Schwazer evade a test and other infractions. FIDAL confirmed to The Associated Press that the Gazzetta report was accurate, adding that it would likely comment further later Wednesday. His return was controversial, with some Italian athletes saying he should not have been given a chance to qualify for Rio.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2016 07:41 UTC