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Russian biathlete banned again over haemoglobin levels
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[SIZE=-1]Russian biathlete Ivan Cherezov has been banned from competition for five days due to abnormal levels of haemoglobin in his blood from a pre-competition control Friday.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Elevated levels of haemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in the blood, is an indicator, though not proof, of doping or blood manipulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Cherezov has been banned while anti-doping officials from the International Biathlon Union (IBU) await the analysis of further tests.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"In accordance with the rules Cherezov has been banned from competition for five days," said Jim Carrabre, who heads the IBU's medical commission.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We have carried out anti-doping tests and will have the results within two weeks."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Cherezov, a 28 year old who won world championship gold in the relay, was subject to a similar decision in December 2007 although the subsequent doping controls cleared him of any wrongdoing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The IBU bans athletes from competition when their haemoglobin levels are above the permitted threshold of 17.5 decilitres per gram of blood.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Russian biathlete Ivan Cherezov has been banned from competition for five days due to abnormal levels of haemoglobin in his blood from a pre-competition control Friday.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Elevated levels of haemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in the blood, is an indicator, though not proof, of doping or blood manipulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Cherezov has been banned while anti-doping officials from the International Biathlon Union (IBU) await the analysis of further tests.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"In accordance with the rules Cherezov has been banned from competition for five days," said Jim Carrabre, who heads the IBU's medical commission.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We have carried out anti-doping tests and will have the results within two weeks."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Cherezov, a 28 year old who won world championship gold in the relay, was subject to a similar decision in December 2007 although the subsequent doping controls cleared him of any wrongdoing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The IBU bans athletes from competition when their haemoglobin levels are above the permitted threshold of 17.5 decilitres per gram of blood.[/SIZE]
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