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Saturday, July 2, 2016

Russian high jump Olympic Champion Anna Chicherova 'Banned'


The IAAF has banned Olympic high jump champion Anna Chicherova for failing a drug test, she revealed on Friday July 01,2016 , just the latest Russian athlete punished over widespread doping.

Chicherova was among a batch of Russians snared from fresh tests on samples taken from the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

"I was told about my suspension due to the situation that's taken place," she told news agency R-Sport.

When her positive test was first revealed on May 25 she vowed to clear her name.

The 33-year-old is the reigning Olympic high jump champion after winning gold in London in 2012. She won bronze in 2008 Beijing

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