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Germany's Busch gets green light at worlds
AFP, May, 2008
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HALIFAX, Canada (AFP) — Germany forward Florian Busch has been ruled eligible to continue playing in the World Ice Hockey Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced on Wednesday.
The decision goes against a request by the World Anti-doping Agency which asked for a suspension for Busch, who refused to submit to a doping test at his home.
Busch did take the test later that same day which came out negative.
"The player Florian Busch thus remains eligible to compete in the 2008 IIHF World Championships in Canada," the IIHF announced in a news release.
The German Ice Hockey Association had asked the IIHF to deny WADA's request and allow Busch to continue to participate in Halifax.
The parties met Wednesday morning with Canadian organizers of the tournament where the decision to allow Busch to play was made.
The German team has maintained throughout that they were under ...
