SOCHI, Russia: Winter Olympics Games officials revealed that a fifth competitor had failed a drugs test.

Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr, who had been due to take part in the men’s 50km later on Sunday, tested positive for blood booster EPO in a precompetition test in Austria on February 16, organizers said.

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