FILE PHOTO: Judo XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - Women's 57kg - Villa Deportiva Nacional, Videna, Lima, Peru - August 9, 2019. Brazil's Rafaela Silva celebrates her gold medal. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo/File Photo
(Reuters) - Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva was among seven athletes who have been disqualified for doping from the Pan American Games, which were held in July and August, organising body Panam Sports said.
Brazilian judoka Silva tested positive for the banned substance Fenoterol, which is used to treat asthma, and was stripped of her gold medal in the women’s 57kg event, Panam Sports said in a statement.
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