IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes failed doping test

LONDON -- A person familiar with a new round of drug tests from the Beijing Olympics says two medalists were among six athletes who turned up positive when their blood samples were rechecked.

The person tells The Associated Press the tests nabbed three track and field athletes, two cyclists and one weightlifter.

The person also says one of the track and field athletes is a male gold medalist. The other medalist was in cycling.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the names haven't been officially released by the International Olympic Committee.

The Italian Olympic Committee says one of the six was an Italian athlete. The Italian news agency ANSA identified him as cyclist Davide Rebellin, silver medalist in the road race.

The International Olympic Committee says a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.

The IOC tested a total of 948 samples from Beijing after new tests for CERA and insulin became available following the Olympics.