Several athletes positive after 2005 re-testing

More sports March 02, 2013

Several athletes positive after 2005 re-testing

MONACO (AP) — The IAAF says several athletes who competed at the 2005 world championships have tested positive for doping following re-testing of their samples and their names will be revealed shortly.

Frozen urine samples were re-tested by the IAAF just within the eight-year statute of limitations for drug violations laid down by the World Anti-Doping Code. In an email to The Associated Press on Saturday, IAAF deputy general secretary Nick Davies confirmed the announcement last month by Russia's Anti-Doping Agency that it provisionally suspended long jumper Tatyana Kotova for failing a test at the 2005 worlds in Helsinki.

He added that more positive tests from those championships will be announced, although no date was given.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Doping,
- Track and field,
- Women's track and field
People
- Tatyana Kotova
Locations
- Monaco,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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