International volleyball body lifts ban on Russia's Markin for taking meldonium


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian volleyball player Alexander Markin was cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics if selected after the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rescinded a ban imposed over a positive doping test for meldonium.

Meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) list of banned substances on Jan. 1.

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