Clijsters slams bans for Belgian duo

Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters on Saturday slammed the “extremely harsh” sanctions imposed on compatriots Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer for missing drug tests. Wickmayer and Malisse were handed one-year bans by the Flemish Doping Tribunal for falling foul of doping regulations.

Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters on Saturday slammed the “extremely harsh” sanctions imposed on compatriots Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer for missing drug tests. Wickmayer and Malisse were handed one-year bans by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for falling foul of doping regulations.

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“To receive a one-year ban because of this seems extremely harsh and is potentially career-ending for both of them,” US Open champion Clijsters said on her Twitter message system.