Beijing gold medallist tests positive

Bahrain’s Olympic 1,500m gold medallist Rashid Ramzi and two cyclists are among six athletes to test positive for drugs at the Beijing Olympics, officials said on Wednesday.

Italy’s road race silver medallist Davide Rebellin and German Stefan Schumacher, who is already banned for doping, were confirmed to have tested positive for CERA along with Ramzi in re-tests of samples taken in Beijing last year. The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that it had discovered seven more positive drugs results from re-testing samples taken from Beijing involving six athletes. The Italian and Bahrain Olympic Committees confirmed the Rebellin and Ramzi positives while German cycling federation said Schumacher had tested positive.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee said it would meet Ramzi, the country’s first Olympic champion, to inform him of the findings. and hear his explanation.