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UEFA bans Ukraine forward Biesiedin for 1 year for doping

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AP Nyon (Switzerland)
Last Updated : May 12 2020 | 4:20 PM IST

Ukraine forward Artem Biesiedin has been banned from soccer for one year in a doping case, UEFA said Tuesday.

The ban ends on Dec. 19, leaving Biesiedin clear to play at the postponed European Championship in June 2021.

The 24-year-old Biesiedin scored in the last game of Ukraine's qualifying group in November a 2-2 draw at Serbia.

Less than two weeks later, Biesiedin tested positive for a banned stimulant while playing for Dynamo Kyiv after a Europa League game against Malmo, UEFA said.

The stimulant, Fonturacetam, is described in scientific journals as being "developed in Russia as a stimulant to keep astronauts awake on long missions."

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First Published: May 12 2020 | 4:20 PM IST

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