Ceplak Rejects Doping Accusations, IAAF Issues Temporary Ban

Ljubljana, 26 July - Slovenian track and field star Jolanda Ceplak denied for STA on Thursday the use of banned substances, announcing she would fight to prove her innocence. Testing positive for the blood booster erythropoietine (EPO), Ceplak has already been temporarily suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

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Track athlete Jolanda Ceplak.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

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Track athlete Jolanda Ceplak.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

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