Seven Russian athletes suspended

The IAAF have announced the provisional suspension of seven Russian athletes for doping offences.

Seven Russian athletes suspended
Thu, 31 Jul, 2008 - 14:35

The IAAF have provisionally suspended seven Russian athletes for doping offences.

Five of the seven – distance runners Yelena Soboleva, Tatyana Tomashova and Yulia Fomenko along with Darya Pishchalnikova (discus) and Gulfiya Khanafeyeva (hammer) – were due to compete at next month’s Olympics in Beijing.

The other two athletes are Svetlana Cherkasova (800m) and Olga Yegorova (1500m/5000m).

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