World high jump record-holder Javier Sotomayor, of Cuba, will miss the Sydney Olympics after being banned for testing positive for cocaine during last year's Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.
Sotomayor, the 1992 Barcelona Olympics champion, has repeatedly denied taking any illegal stimulants, claiming his sample was manipulated and he was a victim of a plot.
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