SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The third failed doping test of the Pan American Games will cost Argentina two medals.
Rower Ulf Lienhard testive positive for cocaine, which particularly enraged Pan American Sports Organization president Mario Vazquez Rana.
"Anything other than cocaine would be more pardonable," Vazquez Rana said Thursday.
Previously, U.S. sprinter Mickey Grimes of Los Angeles, the 100-meter gold medalist, tested positive for ephedrine, a banned stimulant. He was stripped of that medal, and the U.S. 400-meter relay team also lost its gold medal.
Letitia Vriesde of Surinam, who won the women's 800 run, was caught with excessive levels of caffeine in her system. She also was stripped of her medal, the only one her country has won here.
Argentina won a silver in the men's quadruple sculls, which now goes to Brazil. The United States gets the bronze.
The men's doubles won a bronze for Argentina, but it now goes to Guatemala.
Vazquez Rana said Lienhard has left the country and would not face any legal consequences in the Dominican Republic.
Heavy rains forced the postponement of the women's soccer final until Friday. Brazil and Canada played 24 minutes, but several inches of water on the field made it unplayable.
The U.S. men's softball team made the final against Canada when it edged Argentina 1-0. Mike Dryer (Blue Springs, Mo.) hit a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
But then the Americans were forced to use makeshift sponges, styrofoam cups and cardboard boxes to soak up water on the field and ensure they would get a shot at the Canadians, who watched the cleanup work from the comfort of their dugout. The U.S. team had a chartered flight out of the country scheduled for later Thursday night and would have to forfeit if the game was postponed until Friday.
The Americans were hurt by two disqualifcations.
Rami Zur was disqualified in the 500-meter individual kayak opening round because his boat was too light. Zur, of Chula Vista, Calif., earlier in the day made the 1,000-meter finals.
In the pool, the U.S. men's 400-meter freestyle relay team was DQ'd for too quick a start when Jayme Cramer of Cincinnati jumped ito the water too soon on the second leg. Brazil won the race.
But there was plenty of success in swimming, where the evening session was delayed 15 minutes by rain. In the 200 breaststroke, Kyle Salyards of Lancaster, Pa., set a Pan Ams record of 2 minutes, 13.37 seconds. Second was Sean Quinn of Lancaster, S.C.
Staciana Stitts of Encinitas, Calif., won the 100 breaststroke in a games mark of 1:09.01. Corrie Clark of Malverne, Pa. was second.
The women's 100 butterfly went to Bethany Goodwin of Jarretsville, Md., in 59.97. Dana Kirk of Bremerton, Wash. got the bronze.
Cuba swept the United States in women's volleyball, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21.
Jennifer Nichols of Cheyenne, Wyo., won the women's archery and Stephanie Miller of Naperville, Ill., captured the bronze.
The U.S. duet of Anna Kozlova of San Jose, Calif., and Alison Bartosik of Santa Clara, Calif., were synchronized swimming gold medalists. Two Americans set Pan Ams records in the pool. Mark Gangloff swam the 200-meter breaststroke in 2 minutes, 13.44 seconds — the 11th-fastest time ever by an American. Dana Vollmer completed the 100-meter freestyle in 59.35.