Winter Olympics: Drugs shame ruins games finale

Hours after winning a gold medal in the 30-kilometre cross-country race, Larissa Lazutina of Russia was disqualified for failing a urine test.

Winter Olympics: Drugs shame ruins games finale
Mon, 25 Feb, 2002 - 06:28

Hours after winning a gold medal in the 30-kilometre cross-country race, Larissa Lazutina of Russia was disqualified for failing a urine test.

Lazutina was stripped of her medal and disqualified after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug darbepoetin related to EPO but much stronger.

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CourtsOlympicsWinter Olympics 2002Place: RussiaPlace: SpainPlace: CityPlace: Soldier HollowPlace: NorwayPerson: Larissa LazutinaPerson: LazutinaPerson: Olga DanilovaPerson: Johann MuehleggPerson: Leonid TyagachevPerson: Gabriella ParuzziPerson: Stefania BelmondoPerson: ParuzziPerson: BelmondoPerson: Bente SkariPerson: SkariPerson: RussiansPerson: presidentPerson: Jacques RoggePerson: Vladimir PutinPerson: MuehleggPerson: darbepoetinPerson: Arne LundqvistEvent: Winter OlympicsEvent: Winter OlympicEvent: LakeEvent: OlympicsEvent: GamesOrganisation: Russian Olympic CommitteeOrganisation: Court for Arbitration of SportOrganisation: RussiaOrganisation: International Ski FederationOrganisation: International Olympic CommitteeOrganisation: IOC
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