Russian Elena Lashmanova, 2012 Olympic champion and 2013 world champion in the 20 km walk, has been suspended for two years and stripped of her titles for using illicit substances, the anti-doping agency Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Monday. .
“Following the accusations of the IAU […]Russian walker Elena Lashmanova has been banned for two years, starting March 9, 2021, for using banned substances, a violation of the International Athletics Federation’s anti-doping rules,” the body said. on Twitter.
Olympic champion in 2012 and world champion in 2013 in the 20 km walk, the Russian athlete will also lose “her acquired gold medals”, due to “the disqualification of her results from February 18, 2012 to January 3, 2014” .
“Lashmanova has accepted the sanction proposed by the AIU,” the anti-doping agency said on the social network.
The 29-year-old walker has previously been suspended for two years, from June 2014 to February 2016, after testing positive for Endurobol in January 2014.
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