Belarusian women's shot put gold medallist Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been
stripped of her title after failing a doping test, the International
Olympic Committee has announced.
Ostapchuk, 31, threw
21.36m with her third attempt
to win in the
Olympic Stadium last week.
But Ostapchuk has now been disqualified after officials said metenolone was found in a urine sample she provided.
New Zealand's Valerie Adams, who was second, has now been awarded gold.
An IOC statement said:"The athlete was first requested to provide a urine sample for a doping control on 5 August.
"She competed the next day in
the women's shot put event, where she placed first, and was asked to
provide a sample straight after her competition.
"Both samples indicated the presence of metenolone, which is classified as anabolic agent under the 2012 prohibited list."
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