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The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ)&mdash;a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because it can enhance performance&mdash;before the Games three years ago.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The relevant reports are fake news and not factual,&rdquo; said China&rsquo;s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday.
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“The relevant reports are fake news and not factual,” said China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday

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