Protests against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March 2011 and became a civil war which activists say has killed at least 20,000 people. Almouhamad is the seventh positive case reported by the IOC since the Olympic body started its games testing program on July 16. Russian track cyclist Victoria Baranova was disqualified after testing positive for testosterone on July 24 in Belarus, and Colombian 400-meter runner Diego Palomeque was suspended for a testosterone positive on July 26 in London. Italian race walker Alex Schwazer was formally disqualified by the IOC after the Italian Olympic Committee removed him from the team for a positive EPO test in Italy before the games.
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