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Police search tainted German Olympic biathlete's home

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Police have carried out a search in the home of German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, following her positive doping test at the Winter Olympics, Germany's Sochi Games team chief said Saturday.

The Bavarian federal criminal police office have searched the biathlon performance centre in Ruhpolding, 120 km south-east of Munich. German team delegation chief Michael Vesper said an investigation ordered by prosecutors Friday was focusing on the use of food or dietary supplements. Nothing suspicious has been found, reports Xinhua.

Sachenbacher-Stehle, a five-time Olympic medallist, became the first athlete to be caught for doping at the Sochi Games. She has been expelled from the Olympic Village by the German Olympic Committee and is waiting for further punishments.

 

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First Published: Feb 22 2014 | 5:56 PM IST

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