Italian beach volleyball player Viktoria Orsi Toth has been excluded from the Rio Olympics after failing a doping test, the Italian federation said. Orsi Toth underwent was given a spot check on July 19 and tested positive for clostebol metabolite, an anabolic steroid. A second analysis confirmed the result, Italy's Volleyball Federation said Wednesday.
The last picture published on Orsi Toth's Instagram account shows her with team-mate Marta Menegatti, all smiles as they left for Rio a week ago. She posted the hashtag "Iamdrugfree" wih the photos. It was the third unannounced test she had been given in less than a month. The federation at first hoped to replace her with US-born Becky Perry, according to Italian media, but because of Olympic Games entry criteria problems, they chose Laura Giombini, just two days before the first match.