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Russia’s Natalya Antyukh has been stripped of 400m hurdles gold from London 2012 on the basis of historical data from a Moscow testing laboratory. Antyukh, now 41, is already serving a four-year ban after being named in a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) investigation into cheating by Russia. American Lashinda Demus will be promoted to gold in her place. All three gold medals won
Russia's Natalya Antyukh is stripped of 400m hurdles gold from London 2012 on the basis of historical data from a Moscow testing laboratory.
Out of the eight track and field gold medals that Russia originally won at the 2012 Olympics, only one is still considered legitimate.
Banned Russian athlete and former Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Natalia Antyukh has had her results from July 2012 to June 2013 disqualified, including her Olympic gold, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.
Huge victories in the field for Germany’s Malaika Mihambo and Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia, and impressive wins on the track from home athletes Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir were highlights of a blustery afternoon’s athletics at Birmingham’s re-built Alexander Stadium today.