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British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she turned down treatment for insect bites ahead of this year’s Australian Open over concerns about what she could be putting in her body.
The 22-year-old told reporters that she had been badly bitten by bugs during her preparation for the tournament but decided to “tough it out” without medication due to heightened doping concerns across the sport.
“I would say all of us are probably quite sensitive to what we take onboard, and what we use,” Raducanu said.
“Yesterday, for example, I got really badly bitten by like ants,…