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Rio de Janeiro doping lab hit with ban after botched test

By Mike Rowbottom

Pedro Solberg_playing_volleyballJanuary 19 - In a move that will be deeply embarrassing to Brazilian authorities as they look ahead to hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, the doping control laboratory in Rio de Janeiro which would be expected to play a major role in both events has had its accreditation partially withdrawn.