Russian was handed 10-year ban in September and has now had her Olympic 1500m medal from London taken away
It’s throughout for Tatyana Tomashova with regards her Olympic medal from London 2012. The disgraced Russian completed fourth within the notorious 1500m closing at these Video games however was moved as much as second place after Turkish duo Asli Cakir Alptekin and Gamze Bulut had been disqualified. Nonetheless, following a 10-year medicine ban that was issued in September this yr, Tomashova’s outcome from London has now been annulled.
The Athletics Integrity Unit says it has notified the Worldwide Olympic Committee of the event following no attraction by the Russian athlete of the current 10-year ban by the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport “for the Use of a Prohibited Substance/Methodology”.
This ban contains the disqualification of Tomashova’s outcomes from June 21, 2012 till January 3, 2015, together with the silver medal which was awarded to her in 2018 after the primary two finishers of the London 2012 closing – Alptekin and Bulut – had been disqualified for doping violations.
The AIU stated: “Tomashova’s sanction stemmed from AIU expenses primarily based on historic information, displaying proof of doping in Russian athletics, from the Laboratory Data Administration System (LIMS) on the former Moscow Laboratory. The CAS was sitting as a First Occasion tribunal on this case because of the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation on the time. The tribunal’s resolution was topic to attraction to the CAS Appeals Division, however CAS has confirmed no attraction has been filed by the athlete and the First Occasion resolution is due to this fact now closing and binding.
“Due to this fact, World Athletics and the AIU have proceeded with the subsequent steps: having the World Athletics’ competitors division disqualify Tomashova’s outcomes and thereafter notifying the IOC that World Athletics has modified the related outcomes and rankings on their web site. The IOC might now proceed with the reallocation of medals and the replace of the IOC database.”
Tomashova is the fifth of the 13 finalists in that 1500m closing to have been suspended retroactively and had their outcome from the race disqualified. The 49-year-old, a two-time world champion and 2004 Olympic silver medallist in the identical occasion, was beforehand banned for 2 years and 9 months in 2009 for tampering with the doping management course of.
Tomashova will, nevertheless, hold her world 1500m titles from Paris 2003 and Helsinki 2005, plus the silver she gained within the 1500m on the 2004 Olympics behind Britain’s Kelly Holmes.
Kelly Holmes beats Tatyana Tomashova (Mark Shearman)
In Paris in 2003 she completed forward of one other doper, Süreyya Ayhan of Turkey, plus Britain’s Hayley Tullett. Many observers, due to this fact, will really feel Tullett was unlucky to not be topped world champion that yr.
In Helsinki in 2005, Tomashova beat one other two convicted dopers, Olga Yegorova of Russia, Bouchra Ghezielle of France and Yelena Soboleva of Russia, to gold with fifth-placed Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain the primary athlete house who didn’t fail a medication take a look at throughout her profession.
Jamal was additionally subsequently topped Olympic champion from the London 2012 Video games as she completed third within the 1500m closing.
“The AIU is happy to conclude one other LIMS case and guarantee athletes who competed cleanly are acknowledged because the rightful medal winners. We’re dedicated to defending the integrity of athletics and, even when occasions have lengthy handed, we are going to examine potential violations absolutely,” stated AIU chair David Howman.
“I imagine this consequence will nonetheless be significant for individuals who are justly recognised as a consequence.”
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