Russian swimmer handed over positive doping test – RBC

Russian medalist of the world championship swimming caught doping

Russian swimmer Yana Martynova suspected of violating antidopinovyh rules, reports “Sport-Express.”

The bronze medalist of World Championship-2007 in the 400 meters medley handed over positive doping test.

According to the publication, in the body of 27-year-old athlete was found banned drug ostarin.

Martynov at the last minute withdrew from the World Championship in water sports, which took place in the summer in Kazan. The official reason for not speaking – injury. In the capital of Tatarstan Martynov he was to speak at the 400m medley and 200m butterfly.

At the World Championships in Kazan, the Russian team in swimming in the team event took only 11th place. Russian swimmers won four medals – one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

In the early weeks of the competition of of positive doping -prob were suspended six representatives of the Russian national race walking. Among them – the World Championship silver medalist in 2013, Mikhail Ryzhov and European champion 2014 Elmira Alembekova.

Also on the use of illicit drugs captured bronze medalists of the European Championship 2014 Ivan Noskov and Denis Strelkov, a former world champion among juniors Faith Sokolov and European champion in 2010, Stanislav Emelyanov.

The six – representatives of the Olympic Training Center named Victor Chegin. Doping samples were taken in June in Saransk in the contest season.