Derval O’Rourke welcomed news that Turkey’s European indoor 60m hurdles champion Nevin Yanit has been banned for two years, which should see the Cork star upgraded to the bronze medal — but believes she should also be getting the European outdoor gold from 2010.

Turkish athlete Nevin Yanit has been handed a two-year ban for doping, increasing the chances that Derval O’Rourke will receive a medal from March’s European Indoor Athletics Championships.

World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe has called for nations guilty of institutionalised doping to be banned from participating in the World Championships.

Turkish athletics’ highest official claims Nevin Yanit’s positive dope test may have come from an