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Olympics: Krivelyova probed for doping breach

Krivelyova was awarded the bronze medal in the women’s shot-put in Athens.

Reuters November 28, 2012 Less than a minute read

MOSCOW: Former world and Olympic shot-put champion Svetlana Krivelyova is being investigated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over a possible breach of doping rules at the 2004 Athens Games where she won bronze.

Valentin Balakhnichyov, president of the Russian athletics federation, said Krivelyova was aware of the probe.

“The IOC has notified the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the ROC then asked us to get in touch with the athlete,” said Balakhnichyov. The IOC is set to discuss potential doping cases from the 2004 Games at its executive board meeting in Lausanne next week.

Krivelyova was awarded the bronze medal in the women’s shot-put in Athens after her Russian team mate Irina Korzhanenko was stripped of her gold after failing a drugs test for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2012.