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Russian Paralympian disqualified for four years due to doping
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Russian Paralympic athlete Alexei Lesnykh for four years for doping.
Lesnykh's doping test, taken at the Dubai Athletics Grand Prix in March 2016, contained illegal drugs ostarine and ligandrol (LGD-4033). Their use is prohibited both during competitions and out of competition.
The athlete has waived his right to have the case heard and accepted all the consequences.
- Alexey Lesnykh is the champion of Russia in javelin throwing and shot put among people with a lesion of the musculoskeletal system, reports R-Sport . At the Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, he won the gold medal in the shot put.
- On August 7, the IPC suspended the Russian team from participating in the 2016 Paralympics, which will be held from September 7 to 18 in Rio de Janeiro. The decision was made on the basis of data from the report of an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency, which spoke, in particular, of a large-scale doping program in Russian sports. Russia is seeking the abolition of this decision.