2 Russian Olympians banned in doping cases
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian track federation says two of its athletes have been banned for doping at past Olympics, though neither is still competing.
The federation says the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed a four-year ban to sprinter Yulia Gushchina and a two-year ban to long jumper Anna Klyashtornaya.
Gushchina was found to have used the banned steroid turinabol at the 2011 world championships and 2012 Olympics when her samples were retested using up-to-date methods. Guschina had already been stripped of relay medals from the 2008 and 2012 Games when teammates tested positive.
Klyashtornaya was banned for a turinabol violation from the 2012 Olympics, when she competed as Anna Nazarova.
Gushchina hasn’t competed since 2016 and Klyashtornaya last competed in 2015.
