Ariana Evangelista on Friday strongly denied any wrongdoing after the Philippines' female mountain bike entry tested positive for a banned substance during her recent campaign in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Breaking her silence since being named as one of three athletes that failed a doping test administered by the International Testing Agency (ITA), Evangelista apologized for the issue while waiting for the results of her B-sample following an appeal to clear her name. ADVERTISEMENT 'I deeply apologize to everyone for this issue and please know that it was not, and will never be, my intention to bring shame to our country,' Evangelista said on her Facebook page.

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