Russian wrestler Bilyal MakhoviThe Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said the gold medalist in the 120kg freestyle event at the London Olympics has been banned for four years for an anti-doping violation.
The 34-year-old was suspended on January 27, 2020, it said in a statement.
TASS news agency reported that Makhov had tested positive for the banned substance and a spokesman for RUSA said he failed to provide a documentary explanation about how it entered his body.
The agency said Makhov’s representative told them the wrestler was banned because he had failed to report a medical preparation on his Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) list.
Russian Wrestling The federation did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The three-time world champion had initially won the bronze medal with Irani Komil Ghasemi The medals of both wrestlers were upgraded to gold at the 2012 Games but after the finalists, Artur Taymazov And Davit Modzmanashvili was disqualified in 2019 for a doping violation.
The 34-year-old was suspended on January 27, 2020, it said in a statement.
TASS news agency reported that Makhov had tested positive for the banned substance and a spokesman for RUSA said he failed to provide a documentary explanation about how it entered his body.
The agency said Makhov’s representative told them the wrestler was banned because he had failed to report a medical preparation on his Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) list.
Russian Wrestling The federation did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The three-time world champion had initially won the bronze medal with Irani Komil Ghasemi The medals of both wrestlers were upgraded to gold at the 2012 Games but after the finalists, Artur Taymazov And Davit Modzmanashvili was disqualified in 2019 for a doping violation.
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