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Joseph Schooling's drug use saga: A dream unravels, and it hurts

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Banned from swimming after he admitted to consuming the party drug cannabis, Joseph Schooling faces more disciplinary action.

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Leonard Thomas

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SINGAPORE - When he sat in front of endless flashing light bulbs, whirring cameras and rows of recording devices about to tell his story after one of the greatest swimming races in Olympics history, Joseph Schooling was a Singapore dream, unfolding before the world.
Today, that magical starry night in Rio in 2016 will seem so far, far away.
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