Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case
1 year, 6 months ago

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case

India TV News  

Romania's star tennis player Simona Halep has been banned from playing professional tennis for a period of four years due to doping violations, informed the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Tuesday, September 12. As per the ITIA, the two-time Grand Slam champion Halep was accused of two doping offences - failing a drug test during the US Open 2022 and certain irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. “The tribunal accepted Halep's argument that they had taken a contaminated supplement, but determined the volume the player ingested could not have resulted in the concentration of Roxadustat found in the positive sample,” the ITIA said as reported by PTI. 1 in 2017 and played arguably the best tennis of her professional career when she won her first Grand Slam after beating Sloane Stephens in the final of the French Open in 2018 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

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Simona Halep hit extraordinary highs but leaves tennis with a complicated legacy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep hit extraordinary highs but leaves tennis with a complicated legacy

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Simona Halep announces her retirement after two Grand Slam titles
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep announces her retirement after two Grand Slam titles

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. Halep once stood atop women’s tennis, winning major singles trophies at Wimbledon in 2019 by beating Serena Williams in the final and at …

Simona Halep ends tennis career after winning 2 Grand Slams, 24 WTA titles: 'Made this decision in my soul'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep ends tennis career after winning 2 Grand Slams, 24 WTA titles: 'Made this decision in my soul'

Firstpost  

Simona Halep, who won 24 WTA titles in her career including the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019, retired from tennis on Tuesday. Former tennis world number one Simona Halep announced her retirement on Tuesday after her first-round defeat at the WTA Cluj-Napoca tournament in her native Romania. Halep ends career after winning 24 WTA titles, 2 Grand …

Simona Halep: Former world No. 1 retires from tennis with emotional speech
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep: Former world No. 1 retires from tennis with emotional speech

CNN  

CNN — Two-time grand slam champion and former world No. “That’s why I wanted to be here today, in Cluj, to play in front of you and say goodbye on the tennis court, even if my performance wasn’t great.” Halep has struggled with injuries since returning to the court last year after serving a doping ban. Halep maintained the anti-doping …

Simona Halep announces her retirement at age 33 after two Grand Slam titles, a return from a drugs ban
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep announces her retirement at age 33 after two Grand Slam titles, a return from a drugs ban

New Indian Express  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. My body can no longer handle as much as it used to, to get me where I probably once was," Halep said, using …

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announces retirement from tennis - less than a year after the star returned from a drugs ban
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announces retirement from tennis - less than a year after the star returned from a drugs ban

Daily Mail  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has announced her retirement from tennis, less than a year after embarking on a comeback after her doping suspension expired. Simona Halep, 33, has announced her retirement less than a year after returning from a ban Halep won two-time Grand Slam titles and beat Serena Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final The Romanian star …

Simona Halep announces retirement at 33 after 2 Grand Slam titles and return from ban
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep announces retirement at 33 after 2 Grand Slam titles and return from ban

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. Halep once stood atop women's tennis, winning major singles trophies at Wimbledon in 2019 by beating Serena Williams in the final and at …

Simona Halep announces her retirement at age 33 after 2 Grand Slam titles and a return from a ban
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep announces her retirement at age 33 after 2 Grand Slam titles and a return from a ban

Associated Press  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. Halep once stood atop women’s tennis, winning major singles trophies at Wimbledon in 2019 by beating Serena Williams in the final and at …

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder
3 months ago

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder

The Hindu  

1 and two-time Major champion Simona Halep has decided to skip next year’s Australian Open and a tune-up event in Auckland before it, the Romanian said on social media on Thursday. Australian Open 2018 runner-up Halep, who had received a wildcard for the upcoming edition’s qualifying round, last played in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi last week. “It’s not …

Tennis rocked by another anti-doping breach as doubles champion accepts suspension
3 months, 1 week ago

Tennis rocked by another anti-doping breach as doubles champion accepts suspension

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Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying
3 months, 1 week ago

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday for Australian Open qualifying next month. 1 but is currently 877th and hasn’t played at any Grand Slam tournament since 2022 after missing all tournaments for 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying
3 months, 1 week ago

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying

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Simona Halep questions handling of Iga Świątek's doping case after former world number one receives one-month ban
4 months ago

Simona Halep questions handling of Iga Świątek's doping case after former world number one receives one-month ban

ABC  

Former world number one Simona Halep has expressed dismay at the way Iga Świątek's doping case was handled compared to her own. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced this week Świątek tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, in an out-of-competition doping test in August. Iga Świątek will serve the final few days of …

Simona Halep cries double standards after ITIA slaps Iga Swiatek with one-month ban for failing dope test
4 months ago

Simona Halep cries double standards after ITIA slaps Iga Swiatek with one-month ban for failing dope test

Firstpost  

While world No 2 Swiatek will be free to play in a matter of days, with a majority of her one-month ban having been covered in provisional suspension, Halep had been slapped with a four-year ban by the ITIA that was later reduced to nine months following the CAS’ intervention. Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep had been …

Halep dismayed at how Swiatek’s doping case was handled compared to her own
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4 months ago

Halep dismayed at how Swiatek’s doping case was handled compared to her own

Associated Press  

Simona Halep, the former Wimbledon and French Open champion tennis player, has expressed dismay at the way Iga Swiatek’s doping case was handled compared to her own. It can only be bad will on the part of ITIA, the organisation that did absolutely everything to destroy me despite the evidence.” The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Thursday that the …

Angry Simona Halep slates ‘big difference’ in handling of tennis doping cases amid Iga Swiatek ban
4 months ago

Angry Simona Halep slates ‘big difference’ in handling of tennis doping cases amid Iga Swiatek ban

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Simona Halep questions ‘big difference’ in ITIA’s handling of her doping case after Iga Swiatek’s one-month ban
4 months ago

Simona Halep questions ‘big difference’ in ITIA’s handling of her doping case after Iga Swiatek’s one-month ban

The Hindu  

Simona Halep questioned the “big difference” in how doping cases are treated after world number two Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month drugs ban while the Romanian was out of action for over 18 months following two separate anti-doping violations. “I stand and ask myself, why is there such a big difference in treatment and judgment?” former world number one …

Simona Halep calls out double standards after Swiatek escapes lengthy doping ban
4 months ago

Simona Halep calls out double standards after Swiatek escapes lengthy doping ban

India Today  

Former World No.1 tennis player Simona Halep slammed the International Tennis Integrity Agency over their double standards while dishing out doping bans. Halep’s comments came after the ITIA handed a one-month ban to Iga Swiatek after she tested positive for a banned substance. SWIATEK’S DOPING BAN World number two and five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension …

Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep tells the AP she was nervous about returning to tennis after her doping ban appeal

Associated Press  

Flying to Florida for the Miami Open, where she would be playing in a professional tennis match for the first time in 1 1/2 years after a doping ban was reduced on appeal, Simona Halep turned to her mother and offered a bit of a confession. “I’m very nervous,” Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion, recalled telling Mom. All this …

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open
1 year ago

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open

Hindustan Times  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years— a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open. Simona Halep of Romania returns a shot to Paula Badosa of Spain during her women's singles match during the Miami Open …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
1 year ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
1 year ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open
1 year ago

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years on Tuesday — a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open. I really love to see that people are appreciating me beside tennis and beside …

Simona Halep to face Paula Badosa in Miami opener, Iga Swiatek seeks Sunshine Double
1 year ago

Simona Halep to face Paula Badosa in Miami opener, Iga Swiatek seeks Sunshine Double

Hindustan Times  

Simona Halep will make her competitive return this week after winning an appeal over a doping suspension when she takes the court at the Miami Open where Indian Wells champion Iga Swiatek will look to pull off the Sunshine Double. Romania's Simona Halep Halep, who accepted a wild card into the Miami Open after her four-year ban was cut to …

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban
1 year ago

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban

The Telegraph  

Nevertheless, it will probably feel like a win for Halep to have been participating in the Miami Open in the first place. In September, she had been served a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, who found her guilty on two counts: not only of using Roxadustat, a chemical normally used to treat anaemia, but also of showing …

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
1 year ago

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension

Hindustan Times  

Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months. Romania's Simona Halep “Thank you to the tournament for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to be back on court and competing," the two-time Grand Slam champion …

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
1 year ago

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months. “Thank you to the tournament for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to be back on court and competing,” the two-time Grand Slam …

On This Day in 2016 – Maria Sharapova shocks tennis world with failed drugs test
1 year ago

On This Day in 2016 – Maria Sharapova shocks tennis world with failed drugs test

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Halep 'cannot wait to return' after doping ban reduced
1 year ago

Halep 'cannot wait to return' after doping ban reduced

China Daily  

Romania's Simona Halep, pictured during the 2022 Wimbledon championships, has been cleared for an immediate return to tennis after the Court of Arbitration for Sport cut her four-year ban for doping to nine months, which she has already served. AP GENEVA — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday after sports' …

Simona Halep receives wildcard to Miami Open after doping ban is cut short
1 year ago

Simona Halep receives wildcard to Miami Open after doping ban is cut short

New York Times  

Simona Halep is set to make her competitive return to tennis at the Miami Open later this month after being given a main-draw wildcard by the tournament organisers. See you all soon!” The two-time Grand Slam champion was provisionally suspended in October 2022, and then given a four-year ban in September of last year — but after this week’s CAS …

Why was Simona Halep’s doping suspension reduced? And when can she return to playing tennis?
1 year ago

Why was Simona Halep’s doping suspension reduced? And when can she return to playing tennis?

Associated Press  

Simona Halep is allowed to resume her tennis career whenever she wants, now that a four-year doping suspension was reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to nine months — and the two-time Grand Slam champion already has missed more time than that. CAS determined Halep bore “some level of fault or negligence” for not exercising “sufficient care” while …

Explained: Why Simona Halep’s reduced ban should buoy Paul Pogba and Juventus
1 year ago

Explained: Why Simona Halep’s reduced ban should buoy Paul Pogba and Juventus

Hindustan Times  

Two stories of contrasting nature have unravelled in the last few days. Late last month, Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup winner with France in 2018, received a ban of four years for high testosterone levels in his system, which would not have been possible without outside, illegal supplementation. Then on Tuesday, two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep’s ban of four …

Simona Halep set for tennis return as doping ban is cut to nine months
1 year ago

Simona Halep set for tennis return as doping ban is cut to nine months

Al Jazeera  

The former Grand Slam champion was banned for four years in 2022, but can now return to the game immediately having already been out for more than a year. Simona Halep’s four-year doping ban has been cut to nine months by the top court for global sport, making the former world number one eligible to return to competition immediately. “The …

Simona Halep free to make tennis return as doping ban reduced after Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal
1 year ago

Simona Halep free to make tennis return as doping ban reduced after Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal

ABC  

In short: Simona Halep has had her doping ban reduced and backdated, meaning it ended in July last year. Two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep has been cleared for an immediate return to tennis after sport's highest court accepted she was not entirely at fault for her positive doping test at the 2022 US Open. Three CAS judges ruled Halep …

Simona Halep wins doping case: Grand Slam champion cleared for immediate tennis return
1 year ago

Simona Halep wins doping case: Grand Slam champion cleared for immediate tennis return

Hindustan Times  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday after sports' highest court accepted she was not entirely at fault for her positive doping test. Simona Halep, of Romania, returns a shot The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges partially upheld Halep’s appeal and reduced her four-year ban to just nine …

Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis
1 year ago

Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was cleared for an immediate return to tennis on Tuesday after sports’ highest court accepted she was not entirely at fault for her positive doping test at the 2022 U.S. Open. Three CAS judges ruled Halep had “on the balance of probabilities” showed her positive test for a banned blood-boosting substance was …

Simona Halep blasts ‘scandalous accusations’ as doping ban reduced
1 year ago

Simona Halep blasts ‘scandalous accusations’ as doping ban reduced

The Telegraph  

Former world No 1 Simona Halep hit out at ‘scandalous accusations’ after her doping ban was reduced on appeal, allowing her to return to tennis immediately. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport downgraded her ban to nine months after accepting Halep’s defence she had ingested the steroid via a contaminated dietary supplement in August 2022. Even more damagingly for …

Simona Halep gets her biggest win — but there is no making up for lost time
1 year ago

Simona Halep gets her biggest win — but there is no making up for lost time

New York Times  

Simona Halep knew that she was going to learn the fate of her tennis career on Tuesday. “Their arguments for blood doping didn’t make any sense at all,” Jacobs said of the ITIA, which has been responsible for antidoping in the sport since January 2022. When you find a substance is contaminated, and you say, ‘yeah, but that didn’t cause …

Simona Halep’s four-year doping ban reduced to 9 months after successful appeal
1 year ago

Simona Halep’s four-year doping ban reduced to 9 months after successful appeal

New York Times  

Simona Halep’s appeal against a four-year doping suspension has been upheld with the Court of Arbitration for Sport reducing her ban to nine months. While the case wasn’t thrown out entirely, CAS ruled that on “the balance of probabilities” that Halep’s anti-doping rule violations were “not intentional.” “Throughout this long and difficult process, I have maintained my belief that the …

Halep sues Canadian company over supplement linked to doping suspension
1 year, 1 month ago

Halep sues Canadian company over supplement linked to doping suspension

The Hindu  

Former world number one Simona Halep is suing the Canadian company that produced a nutritional supplement that she believes led to her being handed a four-year ban for doping that could end her career. Halep is seeking more than $10 million in damages from Quantum Nutrition, which operates as Schinoussa Superfoods, after testing positive at the 2022 U.S. Open for …

Halep says truth will come out after doping ban appeal
1 year, 1 month ago

Halep says truth will come out after doping ban appeal

The Hindu  

Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep was confident she would soon return to tennis after exiting sport’s top court on Friday after three days of proceedings to appeal a doping suspension that could end her career. The 32-year-old Romanian has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for roxadustat, a banned drug that stimulates the production …

Simona Halep: Former Wimbledon and French Open champion's appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS
1 year, 1 month ago

Simona Halep: Former Wimbledon and French Open champion's appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS

Hindustan Times  

The top court in global sport began hearing former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep's appeal against a doping suspension that could end her career. Simona Halep of Romania, the former tennis world number one, arrives at a hearing on the doping case against her at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne Halep has been provisionally suspended …

Simona Halep doping ban appeal at CAS starts which could end former Wimbledon champion’s career
1 year, 1 month ago

Simona Halep doping ban appeal at CAS starts which could end former Wimbledon champion’s career

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Tennis champ Simona Halep’s appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS on Wednesday
1 year, 1 month ago

Tennis champ Simona Halep’s appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS on Wednesday

The Hindu  

Former top-ranked tennis player Simona Halep will go to sport’s highest court on Wednesday to challenge her four-year ban in a doping case. The court said in a statement, “No indication can be given as to when the final arbitral award will be notified to the parties.” Two-time Grand Slam champion Halep aims to overturn the ban imposed by the …

Halep hasn’t spoken to coach Mouratoglou in months, figures doping appeal loss would end her career
1 year, 3 months ago

Halep hasn’t spoken to coach Mouratoglou in months, figures doping appeal loss would end her career

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep is no longer working with coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy while she awaits a ruling on her appeal of a four-year doping suspension and figures her tennis career will be over if the Court of Arbitration for Sport rules against her. Probably it’s going to be end of career, yes.” A three-day hearing with the …

Former World No. 1 Simona Halep files appeal against four-year doping ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Former World No. 1 Simona Halep files appeal against four-year doping ban

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she received for doping violations. The court said Tuesday it has registered Halep’s appeal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s decision in September. The ITIA ruled that the 32-year-old Halep “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations “ after failing a drug test …

Simona Halep’s biggest match yet: A bid to overturn drugs ban in court
1 year, 5 months ago

Simona Halep’s biggest match yet: A bid to overturn drugs ban in court

New York Times  

The battle that will likely determine whether Simona Halep, a former world No 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion, will ever play another competitive tennis match is underway. Last month, an independent panel issued a four-year suspension to Halep, 32, finding her guilty of two separate breaches of the sport’s anti-doping rules, including intentionally taking a performance-enhancing drug, following a …

Serena Williams labelled ‘arrogant’ after swipe at Simona Halep doping ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Serena Williams labelled ‘arrogant’ after swipe at Simona Halep doping ban

The Independent  

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MIKE DICKSON - MATCH POINT: Simona Halep's story is sad and complex after she was handed a four-year ban for a doping violation... but it shows clean stars are being protected
1 year, 6 months ago

MIKE DICKSON - MATCH POINT: Simona Halep's story is sad and complex after she was handed a four-year ban for a doping violation... but it shows clean stars are being protected

Daily Mail  

With the length of a short novel and drawing upon the language of a scientific paper, the 126-page ruling on the doping case of Simona Halep is one of head-spinning complexity. Halep had a tumultuous period in her life in 2022, which included splitting from her long-term manager-mentor Virginia Ruzici Halep is the highest-profile player to test positive for a …

Expert Explains: Simona Halep and the complex world of anti-doping
1 year, 6 months ago

Expert Explains: Simona Halep and the complex world of anti-doping

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 19, 2023 17:39 IST - 5 MINS READ Seven years on from Maria Sharapova’s shocking doping revelations, tennis faces another headline case. The independent panel looking into Halep’s case believed the Romanian’s doping to be “repetitive and sophisticated”. No nuance to doping controls: expert The ITIA believe Halep’s actions were intentional, but with the Romanian saying otherwise …

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