LONDON — A female gymnast from Uzbekistan was provisionally suspended from the London Olympics on Sunday after failing a drug test, the second doping case of the games.
The International Olympic Committee said Luiza Galiulina – a lesser-known name with no medal hopes – tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide in a pre-games urine control in London on Wednesday.
After attending a hearing on Saturday night, the 20-year-old athlete was suspended pending the testing of her backup "B sample Sunday afternoon. Galiulina had been due to compete in women's qualifying on Sunday.
On Saturday, the IOC expelled Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku from the games after he tested positive for the banned steroid stanozolol on July 23.