Albina Akhatova

Russian biathletes Albina Akhatova and Yekaterina Iourieva have lost their appeal against two-year doping bans. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday upheld the bans imposed Aug. 11 by the International Biathlon Union. Five-time Olympic medalist Akhatova and former world champion Iourieva tested positive for the banned endurance-boosting hormone EPO last December at a World Cup event in Ostersund, Sweden. The IBU suspended them from the world championships in Pyeongchang, South Korea, last February, and later imposed two-year bans. The sanctions run through December 2010, excluding Akhatova and Iourieva from the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Under IOC rules, they are also banned from the ... Read Full Story

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