IOC orders Russia to return 4x100m Beijing golds

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered Russia yesterday (Tuesday) to return its gold medals from the 4x100m women’s relay athletics competition at the 2008 summer Beijing Olympic Games after Yulia Chermoshanskaya tested positive for banned substances in a re-analysis of her sample.

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