Russian biathlete Irina Old Doping was disqualified

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) disqualified Russian woman Irina Old for two years for using doping, according to the IBU official website . The disqualification period is counted from December 23, 2013.

The athlete has the right to appeal him in a sports arbitration court (CAS) in Lausanne within 21 days from the date of the decision (July 14), but the Russian Biathlonists Union (SBR) have not been notified that the press service of the SBR reports.

The doping industry of the old ones, like other Russians, Ekaterina Yuryeva, shortly before the stratum of the Olympic Games in Sochi showed the presence of a forbidden drug - recombinant erythropoetin (EPO). As a result of the old ones, I did not go to Sochi, and Yuryev, who had previously served a two-year disqualification due to doping, announced the completion of a sports career.

In the 2013/14 season, she won three medals at the stages of the World Cup: bronze in sprint, silver in the pursuit and gold in the relay. All the results of the biathlete after December 23, 2013 - the dates of the consequent doping test in the Slovenian Popard - are canceled.