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Five Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping Abuse - The GuardianPublished by
Five Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping AbusePublished by The Guardian on November 5, 2015 Five Russian athletes have been suspended for doping abuse, the All-Russia Athletics Federation told the Tass news agency. The best known, Maria Konovalova, 41, who twice won bronze in the Chicago marathon and is a two-times Russian champion, was disqualified until October 2017 and her results from August 2009 cancelled. Mariya Bespalova, 29, who took part in the 2012 Olympics in London, was given a four-year ban until October 2019. The runners Vlas Bredikhin and Yaroslav Kholopov were suspended from competitions for four years, while the race walker Yevgeny Nushtayev was given a six-month ban, the federation said. Read the full article at: www.theguardian.com
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