At 29, Elena Lashmanova will lose all her titles acquired between February 2012 and January 2014. The Russian has indeed been convicted of using illegal substances, the anti-doping agency Athletics Integrity Units (AIU) announced on Monday. based on information obtained as part of the McLaren report.
“Following accusations by the IAU (...), Russian walker Elena Lashmanova has been banned for two years, from March 9, 2021, for the use of banned substances, a violation of the World athletics anti-doping rules ( the international athletics federation), “said the body on Twitter.
A "violation of the anti-doping rules of World athletics (the international athletics federation)" which will cause him to lose his Olympic title acquired in 2012 in London as well as his world title dating from 2013, both times on the 20 km walk.
"Lashmanova has accepted the sanction proposed by the IAU", specified the anti-doping agency on the social network.
The 29-year-old walker had already been suspended for two years from June 2014 to February 2016, after testing positive for Enduborol in January 2014.
Following AIU charges based on LIMS data and the McLaren evidence, Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years, starting 09 March 2021, for the use of prohibited substances, a violation of @worldathletics anti-doping rules.
Details: https://t.co/ZU3FMe2sJ8 pic.twitter.com/dDsd3F29Zr
— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) March 21, 2022