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Reuters

Turkish athlete Asli Cakir Alptekin has been stripped of the 2012 Olympic women's 1,500 metres gold medal for doping and banned for eight years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday.
CAS said the ruling related to "abnormal values found in blood samples collected from the athlete between July 2010 and October 2012".
It said that all competitive results obtained by her since July 29, 2010 had been disqualified, including the Olympic Games 1,500 metres final in London.
Now 29, Alptekin won gold in the London Games after lowering her personal best time by almost nine seconds throughout the season.
CAS said the IAAF charge that Alptekin manipulated her blood between July 29, 2010 and October 17, 2012 "is upheld by default".
Alptekin was investigated based on abnormal blood values in her biological passport.
The IAAF appealed after the Turkish Athletics Federation cleared Alptekin in December 2013.
The eight-year-ban is the maximum allowed by the IAAF for a second doping offence of that type, the ruling said.
Alptekin previously served a two-year ban for a positive test for an anabolic steroid at the 2004 world junior championships.
She has not raced competitively since provisionally being suspended by the IAAF in January 2013.
The latest ban comes as Beijing prepares to host the World Championships from this Saturday.
Reuters, Associated Press


Drug cheat Asli Cakir Alptekin stripped of London Olympic Games 1,500 metres gold medal 

Asli Cakir Alptekin celebrates after winning the women's 1,500 metres gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She has been stripped of the medal and banned for eight years for doping. Photos: AP

Asli Cakir Alptekin on her way to victory in the 1,500 metres at the London Games. 

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Turkish athlete Asli Cakir Alptekin has been stripped of the 2012 Olympic women's 1,500 metres gold medal for doping and banned for eight years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday.


Drug cheat Asli Cakir Alptekin stripped of London Olympic Games 1,500 metres gold medal

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Turkish runner is also banned for eight years; it was her second doping offence