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12th July 2006, 19:10
Argentinian tennis player Mariano Puerta's eight-year doping ban was reduced to two years Wednesday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Puerta's ban, the longest in tennis history, was announced Dec. 21 by the International Tennis Federation following his second doping offense. Puerta tested positive for the cardiac stimulant etilefrine after losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2005 French Open final.

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