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Top badminton player gets caught doping

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A senior Malaysian sports official has confirmed badminton World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has failed a doping test.

Malaysia’s badminton association declined to identify the player while confirming Saturday that the B sample had backed up the positive finding of the A sample of a doping control from this year’s World Championships.

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