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Beijing

Hammer thrower gets medal back

The Olympic Council of Asia is to return the Asian Games gold medal to Chinese hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu after her positive doping result was canceled. The council disqualified Zhang and took her gold medal after a sample showed the presence of the banned substance zeranol two days before her victory on Sept 28. Zhang filed an appeal in October and succeeded in having the council's decision overturned.