American-Italian Nick Ponzio suspended for 18 months for whereabouts failures; blames cell phone

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Nick Ponzio, a naturalized Italian shut putter from San Diego, California, was planning on competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Not anymore. The Italian Anti-Doping Agency (NADO) handed Ponzio an 18-month suspension for failing to attend three random doping tests. NADO’s press release read that his ban began on February 28, 2023, and will […]

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