Drugs in sport: Kiwi athletes are being told to watch what they wear
Kiwi athletes are being urged to watch what they put on their bodies - or risk falling foul of drug testers.
The warning comes after an American athlete – who was not taking performance-enhancing drugs – failed a test after using sportswear he had borrowed from a teammate.
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