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Russian Runner Stripped of European Silver Medal for Doping
Source: Associated Press
Russian Runner Stripped of European Silver Medal for Doping
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP SPORTS WRITER
MOSCOW — Jan 25, 2016, 11:47 AM ET
Irina Maracheva was stripped of her 800-meter silver medal from the 2012 European Championships in one of four doping cases announced Monday involving female Russian athletes.
The sanctions were among the first handed down by the Russian Olympic Committee, which has gained some authority over the Russian track and field federation since it was banned from global competition in November over allegations of systematic doping.
Maracheva received a two-year ban through January 2017 and will lose her European silver medal because of a suspicious blood sample she gave at the time, the Russian athletics federation said.
Maracheva originally finished third in the 800 final in 2012 but was upgraded to silver when Russian teammate Yelena Arzhakova was disqualified from the gold-medal position for doping.
Britain's Lynsey Sharp, who inherited the gold medal, posted a picture on Twitter on Monday of herself with Maracheva and Arzhakova, commenting: "Remember that time I was the only clean athlete on the podium?"
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By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP SPORTS WRITER
MOSCOW — Jan 25, 2016, 11:47 AM ET
Irina Maracheva was stripped of her 800-meter silver medal from the 2012 European Championships in one of four doping cases announced Monday involving female Russian athletes.
The sanctions were among the first handed down by the Russian Olympic Committee, which has gained some authority over the Russian track and field federation since it was banned from global competition in November over allegations of systematic doping.
Maracheva received a two-year ban through January 2017 and will lose her European silver medal because of a suspicious blood sample she gave at the time, the Russian athletics federation said.
Maracheva originally finished third in the 800 final in 2012 but was upgraded to silver when Russian teammate Yelena Arzhakova was disqualified from the gold-medal position for doping.
Britain's Lynsey Sharp, who inherited the gold medal, posted a picture on Twitter on Monday of herself with Maracheva and Arzhakova, commenting: "Remember that time I was the only clean athlete on the podium?"
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/russian-runner-stripped-european-silver-medal-doping-36503446