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Meleshina handed two-year ban

Russian long jumper Irina Meleshina, a silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has been handed a two-year ban by the All-Russian Athletic Federation after failing a drugs test.

Meleshina handed two-year ban

Tue, 24 Apr, 2012 - 17:35

Russian long jumper Irina Meleshina, a silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has been handed a two-year ban by the All-Russian Athletic Federation after failing a drugs test.

The 29-year-old tested positive for testosterone on February 7.

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