Russia's women's 100m 2008 relay team stripped of gold medals

Brazil won a bronze medal in the athletics on Tuesday - but it was from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing rather than Rio.

Russia's women's 100m 2008 relay team stripped of gold medals

Brazil won a bronze medal in the athletics on Tuesday - but it was from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing rather than Rio.

The International Olympic Committee confirmed that Russian sprinter Yulia Chermoshanskaya is among the 98 athletes who have so far been caught in the re-testing of anti-doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Games.

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