LONDON (AP) — The IOC says French runner Hassan Hirt has been sent home from the London Olympics by his team.
French daily L’Equipe reported that Hirt tested positive for the blood-booster EPO in a urine sample taken during training in France on Aug. 3.
Hirt was eliminated from the men’s 5,000 meters on Wednesday when he finished 11th in a first-round heat.
International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams says it did not have details of any doping offense.
