A Japanese snowboarder, who is apparently one of the country's hopefuls for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, has been suspended from competition for 10 months after testing positive for marijuana, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) gave the suspension to the 19-year-old athlete for violating doping rules at a World Cup meet held in Switzerland last October.
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