London: A female gymnast from Uzbekistan has been provisionally suspended from the London Olympics after failing a drug test, the second doping case of the games.
The International Olympic Committee says Luiza Galiulina tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, on Wednesday.
The IOC says a final decision on her case will be announced after her backup "B`` sample is tested.
On Saturday, the IOC expelled Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku from the games after he tested positive for the banned steroid stanozolol on July 23.
BDST: 1937 HRS, July 29, 2012
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