Seven Russians Given Four-Year Ban for Doping Violations

A sign outside the office of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 20, 2018. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Russia’s anti-doping body RUSADA said on Oct. 31 that seven athletes have been given four-year bans for violating the country’s anti-doping rules, with another being suspended for two years.

Shot putter Yana Mikhailova’s two-year ban has been backdated to July 12, while Natalia Polyakova, Tatyana Kachegina, and Sergey Kotov have all received four-year sanctions.