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Russia Olympic hammer throw champion banned for doping

MOSCOW (AP) — The IAAF says Olympic hammer throw champion Tatyana Beloborodova of Russia has been suspended in a doping case which could increase pressure on the country’s track and field team.

Russian state media reported that a sample Beloborodova gave at the 2005 World Championships had tested positive in a retest. The IAAF did not confirm the claim.

Beloborodova previously served a two-year ban for steroid use in 2007, and a second offense could leave her with a lengthy ban, potentially affecting the Olympic gold medal she won in 2012.

Beloborodova, who was known as Tatyana Lysenko until 2014, has also won two World titles and is a former world-record holder in the hammer.