Russian Yulia Chermoshanskaya Fails Anti-Doping Retest at 2008 Olympics

Russian track and field athlete Yulia Chermoshanskaya failed the reanalysis of her anti-doping test at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which caused withdrawal of Russia’s gold medal during the competition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — As part of this process, Russia’s gold medal for the women’s 4x100m relay, in which Chermoshanskaya participated, is withdrawn, the IOC added.

"The Athlete, Yulia Chermoshanskaya is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008," the statement published Tuesday reads.