MOSCOW, March 22 (Xinhua) -- According to the Russian Athletics Association on the 22nd, Russian race walker Ivanov will be banned for three years for being found to be doping, and the men's 20 km gold medal he won at the 2013 Moscow World Championships will also be deprived.
On August 11, 2013, Ivanov rushed to the finish line in the men's 20 km race walk final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming
According to the Russian Athletics Association, Ivanov, 25, was found to have used stimulants by "bio-passport" technology, and his blood data showed signs of the use of banned drugs. Ivanov will be suspended for three years, starting on May 2, 2017, when he was initially temporarily suspended. In addition, all achievements won by Ivanov between June 2012 and August 2014 will be considered invalid and the medals won will be withdrawn.
At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Ivanov won the gold medal in the men's 20 km race walk. Chen Ding, who won the silver medal at the time, was expected to make up for the gold medal. Chen Ding has faded out of the field in 2017, and if the replacement is successful, this medal will become the only world championship gold medal of his career.
Ivanov (center) poses with runner-up Chen Ding (left) and runner-up Spain's Mi Lopez (right) after the match on August 11, 2013.
At present, on the official website of the IAAF, the relevant data does not show that Ivanov has been deprived of the gold medal.
Editor: Wu Junkuan
Issued: Xu Zheng
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