Olympics-Cypriot, Greek competitors test positive for drugs-teams (Reuters)
* Greek and Cypriot tests conducted in Athens * Three positive drugs cases before Games start (Updates with Cypriot weightlifter caught doping) By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Cypriot weightlifter Antonis Martasidis and an unnamed Greek competitor have tested positive for banned substances and have been expelled from the Rio Olympics, their teams said on Friday. Martasidis tested positive for banned substances in a doping control conducted on July 25 in Athens and has had his Games accreditation stripped, the Cypriot Olympic Committee said. The unidentified Greek competitor’s A sample tested positive for banned substances in a pre-Games test also conducted in July in Athens and the athlete has left the Olympic village.