The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on September 3 banned Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova, a two-time world champion, for 10 years. The lengthy ban was imposed because it was her second offense after she was handed a two-year ban in a case that prevented her from competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Russian athlete also was sanctioned with "disqualification of all competitive results" from June 2012, to January 2015 -- a period that included the 2012 Olympics in London. The court said Tomashova tested positive for anabolic steroids in a re-analysis of samples she gave prior to the London Games. The decision means the bronze medal in the 1,500-meter race will go to U.S. runner Shannon Rowbury.
Russian Runner Banned For 10 Years In Doping Case From 2012 London Olympics
Russian runner Tatyana Tomashova (left), who was banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on September 3, competes in the women's 1,500-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2004.