Perugia's Kim Willoughby, a member of the US volleyball team that won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, has been handed a two-year ban in Italy after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

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The Italian Olympic Committee said that Willoughby cannot return until July 10, 2011 after being suspended for a positive test for nandrolone following an Italian league match in April.