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Anna Chicherova stripped of 2008 Olympic high jump bronze
- Updated: October 6, 2016
Anna Chicherova has been ordered to return her Beijing 2008 Olympic high jump bronze medal after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed her disqualification from the event following sample reanalysis.
The IOC announced that retesting of Chicherova’s samples from Beijing eight years ago resulted in a positive test for the banned steroid turinabol.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) had confirmed Chicherova’s provisional suspension in July.
The provisional …