Olga Beresnyeva of Ukraine swims in the women's 25 km open water race in Lake Balaton at the European Swimming Championships in Balatonfured August 8, 2010. REUTERS/Balint Meggyesi
(Reuters) - Ukrainian swimmer Olga Beresnyeva has tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO after her sample from the London 2012 Olympics was retested by the International Olympic Committee, it said on Friday.
"During further analyses conducted earlier this year on samples collected during London 2012, Beresnyeva, 29, was found to have tested positive for the presence of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO)," the IOC said in a statement.
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