Russia has been ordered to return its gold medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics 4x100m women's relay after Yulia Chermoshanskaya tested positive for a banned substance in a re-analysis of her sample.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
Her team mates in that competition were Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova.
Chermoshanskaya, who finished eighth in the individual 200m in Beijing, tested positive for several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol, - favoured by athletes and bodybuilders attempting to lose fat while retaining lean body mass.
A total of 98 samples were positive in reanalysis of samples from both the Beijing Games and the 2012 London Olympics.
Russia's track and field team, with the exception of one athlete based in the United States, was banned from the Rio Games over what the World Anti-Doping Agency said was a state-backed doping programme.
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