The thrower Maria Abakumova is deprived of all the awards won since August 2008. to August 2012. This decision was taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after re-testing doping samples from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the Russian athlete won silver. New tests of old analyzes revealed in the samples of 32-year-old Abakumova the presence of a prohibited substance turinabol. As a result, she not only remained without an Olympic medal and other awards, but also received a disqualification for a period of 4 years, according to the Twitter of the Independent Authority to Combat Ill-Phenomena in Athletics (AIU). The countdown will be from May 18, 2016. Another titled Russian athlete Tatyana Lebedeva has been disqualified for two years. She was also convicted of taking a banned drug during the 2008 Games, where she won two silver medals in triple jump and long jump. Awards and titles received in the period from August 2008. to August 2010.

Lebedev is deprived. Sports career 42-year-old athlete has already completed. On the eve of the two-time Olympic biathlon champion Yevgeny Ustyugov received a notice from the International Biathlon Union that he is suspected of using dope. In turn, the Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), Yuri Ganus, said that about 60 Russian athletes are suspected of taking illegal substances and will be investigated. The next Summer Olympics will be held in 2020. in Japan.