Spanish woman cyclist fails Games drug test

Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno has become the first competitor at the Beijing Olympics to fail a drug test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.

Moreno, better known as Maribel Moreno, had been entered for the women's road race and individual time trial and tested positive for the endurance-boosting EPO drug.

IOC spokesperson Giselle Davies said Moreno was tested on July 31 and left the city on the same evening. The IOC officially took control of drug testing on July 27.