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Olympic cyclist admits to taking drug

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two-time Olympian Bobby Lea of the United States acknowledged a positive doping test on Thursday.

After the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced a 16-month ban on him on Thursday, Lea said on his website that he had taken the prescription painkiller Percocet, adding he didn't know it contained the banned substance.

Lea tested positive at the track cycling national championships earlier this year. Endi