Ukrainian weightlifter Yulia Kalina must return the bronze medal she won at the 2012 Games in London after a re-analysis of her samples from the time tested positive for a steroid.
Kalina, 27, who was placed third in the 58-kilogram weightlifting event, was to found to have been using the anabolic steroid Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone at the time, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement on Wednesday.
Dozens of athletes from the former Soviet Union have tested positive for using performance-enhancing drugs in recent months, leading to a ban preventing most Russian athletes from competing in the upcoming Summer Games in Rio.
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