Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics After Doping Ban

Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics After Doping Ban
Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine looks on before competing on the pommel horse during the men's competition for the iPro Sport World Cup of Gymnastics at The O2 Arena in London, England, on April 8, 2017. Dan Istitene/Getty Images
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KYIV, Ukraine—Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned for four years following a failed drug test.

The Ukrainian gymnast tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in August 2020 and was banned after a ruling by the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation, which hears disciplinary cases in the sport.