Ostapchuk receives one-year ban
Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been
banned from competition for a year
after failing a drugs test and being
stripped of her Olympic gold medal.
The Belarusian, 31, won with a throw of
21.36m, but officials found metenolone
in a urine sample she provided.
The ban is lenient as Ostapchuk was
unaware her coach, Alexander Yefimov,
had drugged her food. Yefimov has
received a four-year ban.
New Zealand's Valerie Adams was
elevated from second to first.
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Lashmanova wins gold for Russia
Russian Elena Lashmanova powered to
victory in the women's 20km walk at
London 2012, breaking the world and
Olympic record in the process.
The 20-year-old pipped her compatriot
and defending champion Olga Kaniskina
in a time of one hour 25 minutes and
two seconds.
Kaniskina had to settle for silver
despite leading for most of the race,
Shenjie Qieyang of China took bronze.
Britain's Jo Jackson was disqualified
for her technique in the fourth lap.
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Day 15 must-see moments
MODERN PENTATHLON (08:45-19:05)
Nick Woodbridge - Woodbridge, the world
number nine, won bronze at the Olympic
test event last year and lines up for
Britain along with Sam Weale. The five
events will take place across three
venues - the Copperbox, the Aquatics
Centre and Greenwich Park.
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