体坛英语新闻：Lithuanian marathoner suspended for 2 years for doping

VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Lithuanian Athletics Federation said European women's marathon champion Zivile Balciunaite has been banned for two years following a positive doping test, the AP said on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old athlete will also be stripped of the gold medal she won last year in Barcelona.

Balciunaite tested positive for excessive levels of testosterone and epitestosterone in July and was suspended in January, pending the completion of the probe.

She has denied taking any illegal substances and blames the positive result on a drug prescribed by her gynecologist.