Dynamite News Winter Olympics: Slovenia ice hockey player suspended for doping violation
He was tested positive for banned substance `fenoterol`, which is a drug designed to open the airways to the lungs.
Wellington: Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Pyeongchang Olympics">Winter Olympics in Gold Coast after failing a drug test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CSA) has said.
The 29-year-old was tested positive for banned substance `fenoterol`, which is a drug designed to open the airways to the lungs.
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As a result, Jeglic has been suspended from the prestigious games and is asked to leave the Olympic village within 24 hours.
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The news comes just few hours ahead of Slovenia's crucial clash against Norway in men's ice hockey, the Stuff.co.nz reported.
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It should be noted that Jeglic played all three preliminary-round games to help Slovenia finish second in Group B of the men's ice hockey.
Jeglic is the second athlete to be banned from Pyeongchang 2018 and this is the third anti-doping case of the Games. (ANI)