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Swimming

Russian gets 6-year ban for 2nd offense

European short-course record holder Ksenia Moskvina has been handed a six-year ban after failing a drug test for the second time in three months, the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA) said on Thursday. Moskvina, who was suspended for 12 months in December for a breach of anti-doping regulations, had her ban extended for six more years starting from Nov 25, 2013, the agency said on its website without giving any more details.