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MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian Olympic medal hopefuls, including reigning women's race-walking champion Elena Lashmanova, could miss next year's Olympics as the IAAF investigates whether they competed while banned for doping.
Lashmanova, who won gold in the 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics, was suspended for two years in July after testing positive for a banned substance in January 2014.
She is now under investigation because of photographs posted online which appear to show her competing at a Dec. 30 meet in Russia, along with 2012 world junior champion Ekaterina Medvedeva, who is also serving a ban.
The International Association of Athletics Federations says it "has been informed by multiple sources that one or more athletes may have competed in a Russian race last month while under sanction."
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