The IOC announced that it had sanctioned 4 Russian athletes and disqualified them from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games following positive doping controls.
Maria Abakumova tested positive for doping control
The javelin thrower was second in Beijing. The reanalysis of his samples taken during the 2008 Games revealed the presence of a banned substance, dehydrochlormethyl testosterone (turinabol).
Also, the disciplinary committee:
- recognized that the Russian athlete had "committed an anti-doping rule violation under the rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 in Beijing";
- disqualified the athlete from the event in which she was participating and "in which she placed second and won the silver medal";
- took of "the silver medal, diploma and medalist badge obtained in the javelin throw and is ordered to return them".
Inga Abitova tested positive for doping control
Reanalysis of the 10m athlete's samples, in which she placed sixth at the 000 Beijing Olympics, revealed the presence of a banned substance, dehydrochlormethyl testosterone (turinabol).
Also, the disciplinary committee:
- recognized that the Russian athlete had "committed an anti-doping rule violation under the rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 in Beijing";
- disqualified the athlete from the event in which she was participating;
- took of "the diploma obtained (...) and he is ordered to return it".
Denis Alexeev tested positive for doping control
The 400m runner, in which he placed 23rd, was disqualified from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Reanalysis of samples taken during the Games revealed the presence of a banned substance, dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).
Also, the disciplinary committee:
- recognized that the Russian athlete had "committed an anti-doping rule violation under the rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 in Beijing";
- disqualified the athlete from all events in which he participated "namely the 400m event in which he placed 23rd and the men's 4x400m relay in which the Russian relay team placed 3rd and won the bronze medal";
- took of "the bronze medal, diploma and medal badge obtained in the men's 4x400m relay, and he is ordered to return them".
In addition, the relay team of the Russian Federation is disqualified from the events in which the athlete took part during the 2008 Olympic Games, in particular the 4x400m relay in which the Russian team placed 3rd and won the medal. bronze.
Ekaterina Gnidenko tested positive in doping control
The Russian cyclist, who placed eighth in the keirin and received a diploma, was disqualified from the London Olympics. Reanalysis of samples taken during the Games revealed the presence of a prohibited substance, ladehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol).
Also, the disciplinary committee:
- recognized that the Russian athlete had "committed an anti-doping rule violation under the rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London 2012";
- disqualified the athlete from the events in which she was participating;
- took of "the diploma obtained (...) and he is ordered to return it".
