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Slovenian Ice Hockey's Ziga Jeglic to Leave Winter Olympics After Positive Test

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Slovenian men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been suspended for the remainder of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after testing positive for banned substance fenoterol.

Reuters broke the news on Tuesday following the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with Jeglic accepting the anti-doping violation and having 24 hours to leave the Games.

Jeglic is the third athlete to test positive for a banned substance at Pyeongchang.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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