Bulgarian runner fails dope test ahead of Rio event
Bulgarian runner Silvia Danekova tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned blood-boosting​ substance, at the Rio Olympics. Scheduled to participate in the 3,000-metre steeplechase in Rio on Monday, the runner has been temporarily suspended pending the result of her B sample's test. Earlier the Bulgarian weightlifting team was banned from the Rio Games for doping.