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Brazilian Olympic hopeful handed four-year doping ban

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Brazilian marathon runner and Rio 2016 Olympic hopeful Sueli Pereira has been banned for four years for doping, officials said on Wednesday.

Pereira, 39, was found to have traces of the human growth hormone EPO in her system during doping tests in December and January.

EPO, or erythropoietin, boosts oxygen levels in the body by increasing red blood cell production.

Pereira had achieved the Olympic qualifying time for the marathon.

She is expected to lodge an appeal to Brazil's sports tribunal. Endi